Réseau électrique métropolitain (REM)

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1 Réseau électrique métropolitain (REM) Technical briefing Project update November cdpqinfra.com

2 AFTER 15 MONTHS OF WORK 1 > Review of all studies carried out in the past for two separate projects > Review of assumptions ridership, route, stations and operations based on a single integrated project > Continuous project management > Consultations with stakeholders > 6 open house sessions > Meeting with + than 150 stakeholders > BAPE public hearings > Second series of open houses > Land reserves land prone to property speculation > Technical plans and estimates > Qualification process > Environmental studies, analyses and reports > Agreement with CN (access to Gare Centrale) > Call for proposals process > Business model relying on diverse sources of financing > Technical solutions for three downtown Montréal stations

3 2 TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS DOWNTOWN STATIONS 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 70 metres 20 floors Densely built environment Montréal s underground city Start of tunnel

4 TECHNICAL CHALLENGES MET 3 > Integration of stations in the Mont-Royal Tunnel Depth of the station 70 metres 20 floors Densely built environment Montréal s underground city Start of tunnel Édouard-Montpetit ventilation unit Mont-Royal 4-elevator system High-speed: 20 seconds High-capacity: 5,000 people / hour McTavish ventilation unit Canora Station Édouard-Montpetit Station McGill Station Gare Centrale

ÉDOUARD-MONTPETIT STATION 4 Station 70 metres under Mont-Royal Blue line

deepest in North America 20-second connection by way of 4 elevators >

allowing access to the surface and the platform in 20 seconds > Excavation of

5 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 in North America 20-second connection by way of 4 elevators > 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 m 3 of rock Excavation methods similar to those used in underground mining 20 floors in 20 seconds

5 McGILL STATION Station under McGill College Avenue

underground city Technical features > Retainment work

and tunnel vaults > Integration into urban technical

6 5 McGILL STATION 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 > Integration into urban technical networks Access to Place Montréal Trust Access to Centre Eaton

6 BASSIN PEEL STATION Station under the Peel Basin Griffintown Pointe-

Wellington and Du Havre) initially planned in this area > One station

> > development plans for these areas Central platform for boarding in

North: towards the Griffintown area / South: towards Pointe- Saint-

7 6 BASSIN PEEL STATION 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

minutes in both directions Projected travel time: 2 to 3

8 7 MAIN BENEFITS > Connecting the Blue and Green lines connection 10 times faster Current travel time: 30 minutes in both directions Projected travel time: 2 to 3 minutes Édouard- Montpetit Édouard- Montpetit McGill McGill 2-3 min.

9 MAIN BENEFITS 8 > Alleviates pressure on the Orange line south of the Blue line Convergence point saturated towards downtown New high-frequency north-south public transit axis

MAIN BENEFITS 9 > Different strategic hubs served Édouard-Montpetit Station McGill Station Mont-Royal Examples of hubs served: Université de Montréal HEC Montréal Polytechnique

10 MAIN BENEFITS 9 > Different strategic hubs served Édouard-Montpetit Station McGill Station Mont-Royal Examples of hubs served: Université de Montréal HEC Montréal Polytechnique Montréal Certain hospitals: CHU Sainte-Justine Jewish General Hospital St. Mary s Hospital Examples of hubs served: McGill University Montréal s underground city (RÉSO) Business district

11 MAIN BENEFITS > New points of departure from downtown to the Montréal airport Three direct points of departure to the airport from downtown 10

12 NEXT STEPS 11 Call for proposals from qualified consortiums Submission of BAPE report Governments final decision on the project Submissions of proposals Operation of first trains Fall 2016 End of December 2016 Winter 2017 Spring Second series of open houses Creation of a community relations office Start of construction

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TECHNICAL BRIEFING WORK ON THE RÉSEAU EXPRESS MÉTROPOLITAIN JUNE 4, 2018

TECHNICAL BRIEFING WORK ON THE RÉSEAU EXPRESS MÉTROPOLITAIN JUNE 4, 2018 3 4 2 1 1. SOUTH SHORE 2018-2019 SCHEDULE End of June 2018 Temporary reconfiguration of Highway 10 (Sherbrooke direction) Deflection