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Technical briefingProject  update

November 2016  

AFTER  15  MONTHS  OF  WORK

> Review of  all  studies carried out  in  the  past for  two separate projects

> Review of  assumptions – ridership,  route,  stations  and  operations – based on  a  single  integrated project

> Continuous project management

> Consultations  with stakeholders

> 6  open  house  sessions

> Meeting  with +  than 150  stakeholders

> BAPE  public  hearings

> Second  series of  open  houses

> Land  reserves – land  proneto  property speculation

> Technical plans  and  estimates

> Qualification  process

> Environmental studies,  analyses  and  reports

> Agreement  with CN  (access to  Gare  Centrale)

> Call  for  proposals process

> Business  model  relying on  diverse  sources  of  financing

> Technical  solutions  for  three  downtown  Montréal  stations

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TECHNICAL  SOLUTIONS  – DOWNTOWN  STATIONS 2

Édouard-­Montpetit,  McGill  and  Bassin  Peel  stations

> Technical solutions  identifiedby  the  CDPQ  Infra  teams:  

> meet the  specificchallenges  and  needsof  each station

> ensure efficient  user  transfer from the  REM  to  the  métro

TECHNICAL  CHALLENGES  MET 3

Mont-­Royal4-­elevator  systemHigh-­speed:  20  secondsHigh-­capacity:  5,000  people  /  hour

> Integration of  stations  in  the  Mont-­Royal  Tunnel

Depth of  the  station70  metres – 20  floors

Densely built environmentMontréal’s underground  city

Start  of  tunnel

Canora StationÉdouard-­Montpetit Station

McGill  Station Gare  Centrale

McTavish  ventilation  unit

Édouard-­Montpetit

ventilation  unit

Technical features> Depth of  the  station:  70  metres(20  floors)  – among the  deepestin  North America

> High-­capacity elevators(5,000  people  /  hour),  high-­frequencyand  high-­speed,  allowing access to  the  surface  and  the  platform in  20  seconds

> Excavation  of  25,000  m3 of  rockExcavation  methods similar to  those usedin  underground  mining

ÉDOUARD-­MONTPETIT  STATION 4

Station  70  metres under Mont-­Royal

20  floors in20  seconds

20-­second  connection by  way of  4  elevators

Blue  line

Technical features> Retainment work to  support  foundations of  the  surroundingbuildings  and  tunnel  vaults

> Integration into urban technical networks

McGILL STATION 5

Station  under McGill  College Avenue

Different access points  to  Montréal’s underground  city

Access  to  Place  Montréal  Trust

Access  to                          Centre  Eaton

Green  line

BASSIN  PEEL  STATION 6

Technical features> Two potential stations  (Bridge-­Wellington  and  Du  Havre)  initially planned in  this area> One  station  now planned to  consolidate transit  service  and  align with Montréal’sdevelopment plans  for  these areas

> Central  platform for  boarding in  both directions> Two entrances  will provide access to  north and  south:North:  towards the  Griffintown area  /    South:  towards Pointe-­Saint-­Charles  

> Substantial work to  consolidate soil and  rock  under the  Peel  Basin

Griffintown

Pointe-­Saint-­Charles

Station  under the  Peel  Basin

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> Connecting the  Blue  and  Green  lines – connection 10  times  faster

Current travel time:  30  minutes  in  both directions

Projected travel time:  2  to  3  minutes

2-­3  min.

Édouard-­Montpetit

McGill

Édouard-­Montpetit

McGill

MAIN  BENEFITS

MAIN  BENEFITS 8

> Alleviates pressure  on  the  Orange  line  south of  the  Blue  lineNew  high-­frequency north-­south

public  transit  axisConvergence  point  saturated

towards downtown

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Mont-­Royal

Examples of  hubs  served:• Université  de  Montréal• HEC  Montréal• Polytechnique  Montréal

Certain  hospitals:• CHU  Sainte-­Justine• Jewish General  Hospital• St.  Mary’s Hospital

Examples of  hubs  served:• McGill  University• Montréal’s underground  city  (RÉSO)• Business  district

MAIN  BENEFITS

> Different strategic hubs  served

Édouard-­Montpetit StationMcGill  Station

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> New  points  of  departure from downtown to  the  Montréal  airport

Three direct  points  of  departure to  the  airport from downtown

NEXT  STEPS 11

Call  for  proposalsfrom qualifiedconsortiums

Second  seriesof  open  houses

Governments’  final  decisionon  the  project

Creationof  a  communityrelations  office

Start  of  construction

Operationof  first  trains

Submissionof BAPE  report    

Submissionsof  proposals

Fall2016

Winter2017

Spring2017 2020

End  of  December2016

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