Éric Duhaime is considering a combination of three bridges, if necessary, to create a third Quebec-Lévis link that would cross the Île d’Orléans.
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The Conservative leader is pleased with the Prime Minister’s U-turn on the third link and is calling on the government to accept his proposal to build a six-lane bridge south of the Île d’Orléans, connecting to the bridge currently under construction on the north coast should .
However, there will only be two lanes on this bridge and reducing the number of lanes from one bridge to another could lead to traffic jams.
“That’s why we have to act quickly. They begin construction. Now it is time to decide how many lanes we are going to add,” Éric Duhaime told parliamentary journalists at a press conference on Tuesday.
However, the Conservative leader agrees that the replacement of the old Île-d’Orléans bridge must not be delayed as it responds to a real need. Therefore, if it is not possible to add lanes, he estimates that only a second bridge will need to be built right next to it, which would bring the number of bridges on the island to three. “Orleans.
“You can do another one next door. “There’s one that goes one way and the other that goes the other,” he said.
Mr. Duhaime supports the idea of a bridge, which, in his opinion, would have the advantage of costing “half as much” as a tunnel and also allowing the movement of trucks and the transport of hazardous materials.
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