US EditionLac-Mégantic Rail Bypass to Be Assessed by Transportation Agency
The bypass project aims to remove 12.5 km of railway from downtown to prevent future accidents, with public consultations starting after regulatory approvals, officials said.
- On July 6, 2013, a freight train transporting 72 tankers filled with oil crashed in the heart of Lac-Mégantic, resulting in 47 fatalities and significant destruction to the central part of the town.
- The derailment prompted plans to remove the railway from downtown Lac-Mégantic by creating a bypass, with the route officially chosen and announced in 2018.
- The project application, including environmental studies and consultation reports, was filed with the Canadian Transportation Agency, which received the rail operator's formal request to begin assessment.
- The 12.5-kilometer bypass will reduce buildings near the railway and allow dismantling of the existing line once construction starts after regulatory approvals, as stated by Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon.
- The project moving into the assessment phase indicates progress toward removing the railway from downtown, with public consultations planned and land to be decontaminated and transferred to local municipalities.
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Lac-Mégantic Rail Bypass to Be Assessed by Transportation Agency
A long-awaited rail project to bypass the town of Lac-Mégantic, Que., is one step closer to being built. Transport Minister Steven McKinnon says an official application has been submitted to the Canadian Transportation Agency, and the project will be “ready to go” once it receives the agency’s approval. A 2013 derailment in Lac-Mégantic killed 47 people, destroyed much of the downtown core, forced about 2,000 people to evacuate their homes and s…
The Lac-Mégantic railway bypass project is moving on to the assessment phase, the federal government announced on Saturday.
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Lac-Mégantic bypass project moves to evaluation
The Lac-Mégantic rail bypass project is taking a new step forward by moving into the assessment phase, the federal government announced on Saturday. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon announced in a press release that the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has received the rail operator’s formal request, allowing the project to move into this new phase. The […]
The Lac-Mégantic bypass project has taken an important step, as the railway operator has applied for a full licence.
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