The Québec Ministry of Transportation is taking on the daunting task of ensuring that the bridge-tunnel continues to connect Montréal with the South Shore of the Saint. More about the Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine Tunnel can be found here.

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The Lafontaine Tunnel and its approaches were opened to traffic on schedule on March 11 1967 - just 47 days prior to the opening of Expo 67 - at a cost of C75 million.

Construction tunnel lafontaine. Quebecs transport minister announced on Thursday that a contract has been signed with the firm Renouveau La Fontaine for the conception construction and financing of the L-H-Lafontaine tunnel. This Quebec-based structure which runs both over and beneath the St. The investment in the 52-year-old tunnel one of five links between Montreal and the south shore will extend its life span by 40 years.

This bridge-tunnel was named in honor of noted. The Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine tunnel was inaugurated in 1967 and at 15 kilometres long is the longest underwater tunnel in Canada. No fewer than 47 million vehicles use the Lafontaine tunnel every year Champagne said.

MONTRÉAL The federal and Québec governments have announced a 500-million reconstruction project for Canadas longest highway tunnel the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel linking Montréal to its southern suburbs. The Canadian province of Quebec has awarded a Vinci consortium a renovation contract for the 14km tunnel section of Montreals Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine BridgeTunnel complex. Eurovia which is leading the construction team and Dodin Campenon Bernard are both subsidiaries of France-based infrastructure giant Vinci.

More On This Topic Rebuilding Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine. Under the a US88334 million design build finance contract Renoveau La Fontaine - comprising of Eurovia Infra Dodin Campenon Bernard and Pomerleau will. The complete shut down of the nearly two dozen Réseau express métropolitain REM construction sites spread throughout Montreal this May as well as two significant safety issues with the Mont-Royal Tunnel will delay all components of the new light rail project by at least three months and others by as much as a year and a half.

The rebuild is slated to begin in 2020 and the tunnel. Lawrence River and carries the Autoroute 25 expressway links the Island of Montreal with the south shore of that river at the city of Longueuil. Breadcrumb Trail Links.

In brief construction began in 1963 and they named it after LaFontaine in order to preserve his memory for future generations. For more than 50 years the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine bridge-tunnel has been an important part of Montreals busy infrastructure. Transport Quebec announced Tuesday it will refurbish the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine.

Work on the tunnel is expected to begin in 2019 after the new Champlain. March 11 1967 The Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel in Canada was officially opened. The 1143 billion design-build-finance contract has been awarded to Renouveau La Fontaine which consists of three companies.

The LH Lafontaine Tunnel opened in 1967 and runs between Montreal and Longueuil on the eastern side of the St. Quebec-based Pomerleau holds a 50 per cent stake in the design-build-finance project. In that time it has served the geography well but has seen some inevitable wear and tear.

If you think theres a light at the end of the tunnel for major road construction projects think again. The Quebec Ministry of Transportation has awarded a 726m contract to the consortium Renouveau La Fontaine that includes VINCI subsidiaries Eurovia DodinCampenon Bernard and Pomerleau to rehabilitate Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel and its access roads. To this day the Lafontaine Tunnel remains the longest underwater vehicular tunnel in Canada.

Rebuilding Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel a four-year ordeal. The Quebec Ministry of Transportation has selected a consortium to rehabilitate the 15-kilometre Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine tunnel in Montreal. The Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Bridge-Tunnel.

Were bringing Montréal infrastructure into the 21st century said federal Infrastructure Minister François-Philippe Champagne referring also to the new Samuel-de. The Lafontaine tunnel which turned 50 years old March 11 will be undergoing a 1-billion facelift in the next few years. A 50-50 joint venture between France-based Vinci subsidiaries Eurovia and Dodin Campenon Bernard and Quebec-based Pomerleau.