November 2000



CANADA: extension of the Montreal metro


SYSTRA - CANARAIL have recently won an important contract for the design of the extension of lines 4 and 5 of the Montreal metro, for the Agence Métropolitaine de Transport. Work should begin by the end of November and will be spread over a period of nine months. As part of a consortium with Transurb and the Cardinal-Biancamano-Gauthier group, they will be responsible for the infrastructure part of the overall study, including tunnels and stations, as well as for the validation of work relative to rolling stock, operations and fixed metro equipment such as signalling, train control systems, telecommunications, etc.