Preparatory work in Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue

Nature of work

NouvLR, the consortium in charge of building the Réseau express métropolitain (REM), will start preparatory work in Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue, in preparation for construction work slated to begin later this fall.

The REM project aims to integrate harmoniously with its immediate surroundings, which is why more than 85% of the work will be carried out on public domain, on existing road and railway rights-of-way. At the same time, however, some brush clearing and deforestation work will be realized in two sequences, before March 1^stand after August 15^th, which are necessary so the REM rail infrastructure, stations and access roads can be constructed. In the next few weeks, branch removal and tree and shrub cutting will take place in your sector.

Mitigation measures

• Work will be performed outside the nesting season (March 1st to August 15th)
• These activities will be supervised and coordinated by our environmental experts, and will follow industry best practices and applicable standards and regulations;
• At-risk plant species and trees will be relocated;
• Through a reforestation program, the same number of trees that were cut in temporary construction zones will be replanted, and an additional 10% will be planted in the municipal territory or borough where the trees were cut.

The image below shows the sectors where site cleanup work is required: