Road Network

July 8, 2008

The new section of Highway 30 will create a southern by-pass for the Greater Montréal Area. This infrastructure will help integrate highways 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 and 540 into a more efficient network to better connect the Greater Montréal Area, the Montérégie region, Ontario, the Maritimes and U.S. markets. On June 19, 2008, the Government of Quebec, together with the Government of Canada, announced that “Nouvelle Autoroute 30, S.E.N.C.” was the selected consortium to build the section between Châteauguay and Vaudreuil-Dorion through a public-private partnership (PPP) formula. The total cost is estimated at over $1 billion. According to the planned schedule, the new by-pass will open in 2012.

This 35-year partnership agreement is for the design, construction, financing, operation, maintenance and repair of this section of Highway 30. In addition, the private partner will be responsible for maintaining, operating and repairing approximately 32 additional kilometres of Highway 30, built under a traditional arrangement, for the same period.

Quebec Minister of Transport and Minister responsible for the Mauricie region Julie Boulet said, “This infrastructure will make a significant contribution to the Quebec economy and enable drivers to bypass the Island of Montréal easily and safely. The announcement of the selected consortium constitutes another step in the achievement of this important project for the Greater Montréal Area.”

Read more about the completion of Highway 30 at www.autoroute30.qc.ca/en