US EditionPreparatory work to begin this fall for expansion of Port of Montreal at Contrecœur
Preparations include dredging and infrastructure work to expand Contrecoeur terminal capacity to 1.5 million containers annually, with construction employing 770 workers yearly.
- The Montreal Port Authority plans to start preparatory work this fall on its expansion in Contrecœur, Quebec, which aims to increase container capacity.
- The project requires authorization from Fisheries and Oceans Canada due to its location in the habitat of the endangered copper redhorse fish.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney has prioritized this port expansion among five nation-building projects for fast-tracking.
- Preparatory work will include installing access roads, constructing work platforms, and requires a habitat mitigation plan approval by the end of November.
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Preparatory Work to Begin This Fall for Expansion of Port of Montreal at Contrecœur
The Montreal Port Authority says it intends to begin preparatory work this fall on its planned expansion in the nearby town of Contrecœur, Que. The project still requires authorization from Fisheries and Oceans Canada because it would be built in the habitat of the endangered copper redhorse fish. Prime Minister Mark Carney included the port expansion in his government’s list of five nation-building projects to be fast-tracked under new legislat…
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Preparatory work to begin this fall for expansion of Port of Montreal at Contrecœur
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The Port of Montreal is still awaiting environmental permits related to the copper redhorse and the faux grillon.
Preparatory work on Contrecoeur expansion to begin this fall – ReNew Canada
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) unveiled an updated construction schedule as well as key environmental compensation measures for the Port of Montreal’s Contrecoeur expansion project. In keeping with the conditions attached to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s (IAAC) Decision Statement issued in March 2021, the MPA announced that work, which could have begun as early as September 29, is now expected to start in the coming weeks. This wil…
This expansion is included in the list of the projects identified by the Bureau of Major Projects presented by the first [...] Read more The preparatory work of the port of Contrecoeur would begin this autumn appeared first on FM 103.3.
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