Funding of CA$1.283bn to support the R茅seau 茅lectrique m茅tropolitain (REM) light rail network in Montr茅al. The announcement will make it possible to finalise the remaining financing of the project. The automated light rail network will include 27 stations, span 67km, and operate 20 hours a day, 7 days a week.
It will link Montr茅al鈥檚 downtown to the West Island, South Shore, North Shore, and Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.
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Up to CA$1.09bn in funding has also been promised by Trudeau for stage 2 of the the Ottawa Light Rail Transit project. The province of Ontario has also made a similar funding commitment to the project. The city of Ottawa is responsible for the balance of the funding.
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Stage 2 of the project will see an additional 38.8km of rail and 23 new stations added to Stage 1 of the light rail transit system, which currently under construction. The new stage of construction will begin in 2018.
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