On April 12, 2018, we were at the ground-breaking ceremony for the REM. Four years later, the work has progressed enormously, even if there is still a long way to go before commissioning. A retrospective in pictures of four years of construction.
Retrospective video
Thank you to the thousands of workers who have put in more than 18 million hours in the last four years to build this major network. © NouvLR.
A look back at the highlights by sector
South Shore and Île-des-Sœurs sector
To come:
- Complete electrification of the branch (South Shore to Central Station) this summer.
- Continued dynamic testing.
- Commissioning this fall.
Downtown sector
Édouard-Montpetit station
See the evolution of the Édouard-Montpetit REM station in this timelapse video of the work from 2018 to 2021.
To come:
- Continuation and completion of formwork and concreting.
- Continuation of construction work on the station entrance.
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McGill Station
To come:
- Construction of the steel structure will be completed in the next few weeks.
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Southwest sector
Deux-Montagnes branch
To come:
- Continuation of work related to the railway bridges on the Rivière des Mille-Îles.
- Progress on the interior of stations in the Saint-Laurent and Ville-de-Mont-Royal boroughs.
- Work on the structure of stations on the North Shore.
Anse-à-l’Orme branch
To come:
- End of foundation work at Kirkland station.
- Start of construction of the steel structure at Des Sources station, then at Kirkland station.
- Continued construction of the other stations and installation of the rails and systems.
YUL-Aéroport-Montréal-Trudeau branch
To come:
- Assembly of the elevated structure in the Technoparc sector.
- Continuation of TBM operations, which should be completed by fall 2022.