Réseau électrique métropolitain (REM)
Technical briefing Project update
November 2016
0 cdpqinfra.com AFTER 15 MONTHS OF WORK 1
> Review of all studies carried out in > Land reserves – land prone the past for two separate projects to property speculation
> Review of assumptions – ridership, route, > Technical plans and estimates stations and operations – based on a single > Qualification process integrated project > Environmental studies, analyses and reports > Continuous project management > Agreement with CN (access to Gare Centrale) > Consultations with stakeholders > Call for proposals process > 6 open house sessions > Business model relying on diverse sources > Meeting with + than 150 stakeholders of financing > BAPE public hearings > Technical solutions for three downtown > Second series of open houses Montréal stations TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS – DOWNTOWN STATIONS 2
Édouard-Montpetit, McGill and Bassin Peel stations
> Technical solutions identified by the CDPQ Infra teams:
> meet the specific challenges and needs of each station
> ensure efficient user transfer from the REM to the métro TECHNICAL CHALLENGES MET 3
> Integration of stations in the Mont-Royal Tunnel
Depth of the station Densely built environment 70 metres – 20 floors Montréal’s underground city unit Montpetit - Édouard ventilation Mont-Royal
4-elevator system Start of tunnel High-speed: 20 seconds High-capacity: 5,000 people / hour McTavish ventilation unit ventilation McTavish
Canora Station Édouard-Montpetit Station McGill Station Gare Centrale ÉDOUARD-MONTPETIT STATION 4
Station 70 metres under Mont-Royal
Blue line
Technical features > Depth of the station: 70 metres (20 floors) – among the deepest 20-second connection by way of 4 elevators in North America > High-capacity elevators (5,000 people / hour), high-frequency and high-speed, allowing access to the surface and the platform in 20 seconds > Excavation of 25,000 m3 of rock 20 floors in Excavation methods similar to those used 20 seconds in underground mining McGILL STATION 5
Station under McGill College Avenue
Green line
Different access points to Montréal’s underground city Technical features > Retainment work to support foundations of the surrounding buildings and tunnel vaults Access to Place Access to Montréal Trust Centre Eaton > Integration into urban technical networks BASSIN PEEL STATION 6
Station under the Peel Basin
Griffintown
Pointe-Saint-Charles
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’s development 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 MAIN BENEFITS 7
> Connecting the Blue and Green lines – connection 10 times faster
Current travel time: Projected travel time: 30 minutes in both directions 2 to 3 minutes
Édouard-Montpetit Édouard-Montpetit McGill McGill
2-3 min. MAIN BENEFITS 8
> Alleviates pressure on the Orange line south of the Blue line
Convergence point saturated New high-frequency north-south towards downtown public transit axis MAIN BENEFITS 9
> Different strategic hubs served
Édouard-Montpetit Station McGill Station
Mont-Royal
Examples of hubs served: • Université de Montréal Examples of hubs served: • HEC Montréal • McGill University • Polytechnique Montréal • Montréal’s underground city (RÉSO) • Business district Certain hospitals: • CHU Sainte-Justine • Jewish General Hospital • St. Mary’s Hospital MAIN BENEFITS 10
> 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 proposals Governments’ from qualified Submission final decision Submissions Operation consortiums of BAPE report on the project of proposals of first trains
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