New version of the 3rd link: Lehouillier satisfied, Merchant very discreet

At the end of a meeting with Minister Bonnardel carrying the new version of the third link, the mayors of Quebec and Lévis were relatively discreet even if Gilles Lehouillier did not manage to hide his satisfaction.

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“We were presented with an interesting project. We will leave it to the government to announce it. The only thing I can confirm to you is that there will be a tunnel between the two shores,” said the mayor of Lévis, Tuesday noon, at the end of this meeting of nearly an hour.

Assuring that he “liked what (he) saw”, Mr. Lehouillier spoke of a “magnificent project (which will allow) to definitively eliminate the famous horseshoe between the two shores”. He confirmed that there will “definitely” be room for public transport inside the megaproject with a view to “bringing the two city centers together in 10-15 minutes”.

The latter confirmed that he will be present at the government announcement of the megaproject scheduled for Thursday afternoon. According to our information, the announcement could take place in Lévis.

Delicacy

Less voluble, Bruno Marchand repeated that he wanted to show “delicacy” by letting the Minister of Transport, François Bonnardel, make his announcement on Thursday before commenting on it. The mayor of Quebec did not want to say if his opinion on the 3^and link has evolved since he became aware of the new version. It is not yet known whether Mr. Marchand of Quebec will be present at Thursday’s announcement.

Saturday, the Log revealed that the Legault government has opted for a project of 3^and more modest link than previously announced. The two-stage version would be discontinued. There would also be one lane less than the six initially planned and we would proceed by “dynamic lane management” according to peak hours and hours allowed for heavy traffic.