New Bridge for the St. Lawrence - Long Text Descriptions

High-level map showing major highways

High-level map showing major highways around the cities of Montréal, Laval and Longueuil, as well as the locations of crossings over the St. Lawrence River including the Mercier Bridge, Champlain Bridge, Victoria Bridge, Jacques-Cartier Bridge and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel. Return to Announcements.

Aerial view of the New Bridge for the St. Lawrence River corridor project

Map showing the new bridge for the St. Lawrence corridor from Autoroute 10 on the South Shore to Autoroute 15 on the Island of Montréal. Return to The Corridor Project.

Large aerial view of the New Bridge for the St. Lawrence corridor project

Aerial image showing the new bridge for the St. Lawrence corridor from Autoroute 10 on the South Shore to Autoroute 15 on the Island of Montréal. Return to Aerial image of the new bridge for the St. Lawrence corridor.

Aerial photo of where the new bridge for the St. Lawrence will be located

Aerial project overview showing the new bridge along-side the Champlain bridge and in alignment with A-10 in Brossard, the Autoroute Bonaventure (federal portion), the Clément bridge, the new île des Soeurs Bridge with work on île des Soeurs, and the reconstruction and widening of A-15 (federal portion). The Victoria and Jacques Cartier bridges are also identified, along with Longueuil and Montréal.

Drawing showing a three-corridor configuration

Drawing showing a three-corridor configuration:

• Three decks: two decks with three lanes each for cars and trucks; middle deck for transit (buses, convertible to a light rail system)
• Multi-use path next to one of the car decks.

Return to the drawing in the technical presentation.

Request for proposals diagram

The three shortlisted proponents will submit fully developed, binding technical proposals that will contain engineering and construction plans and rigorously defined technical elements and financial proposals that demonstrate accepted sound financial backing. The lowest priced, technically compliant proposal will be chosen.

Return to the request for proposals diagram in the technical presentation.