MONTREAL — Work is set to begin on the final phase of construction of the overpasses on the Dorval Interchange, that would improve the link between Trudeau airport and highways 20 and 520.
The area, perhaps more commonly known as the “Dorval overpass to nowhere,” has sat in limbo for a decade.
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Back in September, Transports Québec explained it had to revise its plans after a dispute over whether it could build pillars on land owned by CP Rail.
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The project for the Dorval Interchange was first announced in 2005 and estimated at $150 million.
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A decade later, it remained unfinished, with a new estimate at $500 million.
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According to Transports Québec, the overpass should be finished by 2017 and the north side of the interchange should be completed by 2019.
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The Transport Ministry said the aim is to reduce traffic at the Dorval Circle, which currently has about 150,000 commuters each day.
About 15,000 of those drivers are expected to use the new overpasses every day.
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