Montreal’s $6.3 billion light rail network finalized, expected to open in 2021
MONTREAL — The project to build an electric light rail network connecting Montreal with its suburbs and international airport was officially launched Thursday, with the transit system expected to open by 2021.
SNC-Lavalin emerged as the big winner and is part of the two consortiums that will build the infrastructure and furnish the trains.
“We have been very conscious of the importance of creating a process that had great integrity from beginning to end,” Michael Sabia, head of the province’s public pension fund manager, told a Montreal news conference.
“And through that process, we’ve achieved the result that we wanted to achieve which is the best quality project at the best possible price.”