No. H096/03 For release
August 29, 2003
$46.4 MILLION TO BE INVESTED IN MONTÉRÉGIE
Brossard, August 29, 2003 - MP (Brossard-La
Prairie) Jacques Saada, and MLA (La Pinière) Fatima Houda-Pépin, are
pleased to announce, on behalf of federal Transport Minister David Collenette
and Quebec Transport Minister Yvon Marcoux, that the Governments of Quebec and
Canada are investing $46.4 million to reconstruct the Taschereau interchange at
Longueuil in the Brossard area.
This announcement is part of the overall $217 million Strategic Highway
Infrastructure Program agreement signed today by federal Transport Minister
David Collenette and Quebec Transport Minister Yvon Marcoux as part of the
Strategic Highway Infrastructure Program.
Under the agreement, the two governments will each pay one half of the cost
of projects. Funding for the projects will depend on the results of mandatory
environmental assessments.
“I am pleased that funds from the Strategic Highway Infrastructure Program
are being used for these highway improvements in the region. These projects will
help maintain and upgrade existing roads which will enhance public safety and
benefit communities,” said Mr. Saada.
“I am pleased with the announcement that these financial resources, which
have been available for some time, can now finally be put to use,” said Ms.
Fatima Houda-Pépin. “They will be used to maintain our assets, improve our
strategic highway infrastructure, increase road safety and contribute to the
economic development of Montérégie.”
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Contact:
Amy Butcher
Press Secretary
Office of Minister Collenette
(613) 991-0700
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Josée-Maryse Sauvageau
Office of Fatima Houda-Pépin, MLA
Tel.: (450) 678-0611
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Information:
Stéphanie Langelier
Quebec Ministry of Transport
Tel.: (450) 677-8974
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