The Montreal Port Authority has welcomed the Government of Canada’s announcement of funding of $45.8 million in the road network adjacent to the Port of Montreal to facilitate the transport of Canadian goods to world markets. This investment is awarded under the National Trade Corridors Fund program.

“This announcement has a direct impact on the Port of Montreal and its many partners, and it is a mobilizing project that will make a contribute to improving the flow of freight transport by road in the city,” said MPA President and CEO Sylvie Vachon when the announcement was made on May 14 at the Port of Montreal’s Grand Quay.

The past five years have been marked by sustained growth in the economy and international trade at the Port of Montreal, clearly reflected in an increase in traffic, especially goods moved by containers.

“To support this increase, it became imperative to keep improving the road network system near our facilities, in collaboration with our partners in the Government of Quebec and the City of Montreal, so that goods can be more smoothly moved by truck, and that is exactly the goal of the project announced today,” added Ms. Vachon.

The extension of L’Assomption Boulevard coupled with the Port’s construction of an overpass spanning Notre-Dame Street will help complete the traffic circulation loop, intended for heavy vehicles that enter and leave the Port of Montreal, by providing direct access to the facilities. This will lighten the local road network; congestion and wait times will be reduced for citizens and transport companies. The Port of Montreal takes this opportunity to thank Transports Québec, which completed the new access ramps to Highway 25 in 2016 and 2017.