YUL is committed to projects and innovation in order to inspire meaningful connections to passengers, and last Friday saw the launch of the construction of the future Réseau express métropolitain (REM) station, a structuring and ambitious project that is part of the cityside development program.

For the benefit of travellers and Quebecers and in response to the growth in passenger traffic at YUL, the cityside development program is meant to make the airport site more accessible. It includes the rebuilding of the multi-level parking complex and the drop-off/pick-up zones at YUL and the construction of the REM station. A new space named YULtransit will also be built underground where modes of public transport will converge. The program represents an investment of $2.5 billion from ADM. As one of the largest private infrastructure projects in Québec, it marks a new milestone in the history of Montréal-Trudeau Airport.

To support execution of the work, ADM has awarded the project management contract to a consortium composed of firms with specialized expertise: Pomerleau, SNC-Lavalin and Kiewit (PSK Construction). As partners of the program, they will be mandated to identify opportunities for optimizing the schedule and phasing of the work while ensuring that impacts on passenger service are minimized.

Highlights

• The construction of the REM station will be completed in 2023;
• The REM will transport users from downtown to the airport in around 20 minutes;
• ADM will assume the $250 million investment related to the construction of the REM station;
• The installation of technical equipment (platform screen doors, rails, electric power supply, communication and control systems, etc.) will be carried out as part of the REM project;
• Excavation to build the station will be at a depth of 35 meters under the multi-level parking complex;
• The capacity of the new YUL drop-off/pick-up zones will be tripled;
• The multi-level parking complex will be completely covered by a green roof with solar panels;
• Depending on current needs, sufficient spaces will be reserved for electric vehicles at the front-end of the new multi-level parking complex as soon as it opens;
• The project will be built in keeping with sustainable building standards with the goal of obtaining Envision

 

To mark this kick-off, Philippe Rainville, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aéroports de Montréal, Macky Tall, President and Chief Executive Officer of CDPQ Infra, Benoît Dorais, President of the Executive Committee of the Ville de Montréal, Christopher Skeete, Member of Parliament for Sainte-Rose and Parliamentary Assistant of the Prime Minister of Québec, The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport Canada, were present.