Timeline: construction of Montreal’s REM
Posted July 25, 2023 12:18 pm.
Montrealers are just a few days away from being able to ride the REM.
The Réseau express métropolitain between Brossard and Montreal’s Central station will be inaugurated on July 28.
Riders will be able to take the REM for free July 29-30 before it will be fully open to the public July 31.
Twenty-six stations will link downtown Montreal, the South Shore, the West Island, the North Shore, and Trudeau Airport over 67 kilometres.
REM cars are scheduled to operate 20 hours a day – every day – and will be connected to the three main lines of the Montreal metro.
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Here’s a timeline of the construction of the REM.
- March 2018: Preparatory work begins
- April 2018: Project breaks ground
- December 2019: CDPQ revises cost of project to $6.5 billion
- November 2020: Explosion in Mont Royal tunnel delays opening
- June 2021: CDPQ revises cost of project to $6.9 billion
- June 2022: Opening of most REM stations delayed until 2024
- May 2023: First portion of REM delayed from spring to summer 2023
