The Minister of Transport and Minister responsible for the Estrie region, Mr. François Bonnardel, the Minister of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Laval region, Mr. Benoit Charette, the Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie, Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration and Minister responsible for the Laurentides region, Ms. Nadine Girault, and the MP de Sainte-Rose, Mr. Christopher Skeete, confirm that the Gédéon-Ouimet bridge, located on Highway 15 and connecting Laval and Boisbriand, will be rebuilt.
The project consists of building a new bridge with a length of just over a kilometer, made up of two independent structures each comprising four lanes in each direction, including one reserved for public transport, and shoulders of three meters on each side.
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The government also intends to establish a multifunctional path to promote the movement of cyclists and pedestrians. Discussions will have to take place with the municipalities concerned in order to ensure connection to the local network. The submission of the project notice to the Ministry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change (MELCC) makes it possible to take a key step in the planning of the project. This approach is part of the environmental impact assessment and review procedure. Over the next few days, citizens will be invited to share their observations on the issues that the project’s impact study should address by participating in an online consultation conducted by the MELCC.
“The reconstruction of the Gédéon-Ouimet bridge confirms the importance your government attaches to sustainable mobility with the addition of reserved lanes for public transit. The Act respecting the acceleration of certain infrastructure projects will also allow us to deliver it as quickly as possible. ” said François Bonnardel, Minister of Transport and Minister responsible for the Estrie region
Benoit Charette, Minister of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Laval region said: ” The environmental impact assessment and review procedure that is underway is essential in such a project. As Minister of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Laval region, I invite citizens twice rather than once to participate in the public consultation that will be launched in the next few months.”
” The Gédéon-Ouimet bridge is one of the main gateways to the Laurentians region. This structure is essential to the economic vitality of the region. I can only rejoice at this new step taken to ensure the mobility of people and goods. ” added Nadine Girault, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie, Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration and Minister responsible for the Laurentides region
The reconstruction project of the Gédéon-Ouimet bridge, located on Autoroute 15 and linking Laval and Boisbriand, is included in the 2021-2031 Quebec Infrastructure Plan in the“ planning ”category .
The project is also covered by the Act respecting the acceleration of certain infrastructure projects adopted by the Government of Quebec in December 2020. The preparation of the project may therefore benefit from time savings by the application of certain relaxations.The filing of the project notice is the first step in the MELCC’s environmental impact assessment and review procedure.
Reconstruction of the Gédéon-Ouimet bridge details
The current bridge has three traffic lanes without a shoulder.
The annual average daily flow (ADDT) is 140,000 vehicles, of which 4% are heavy vehicles according to 2019 data.
The development of a multifunctional path on one of the bridge decks could be included in the project.
The costs and schedule will be specified at the end of the project planning stage.
