The governments of Canada and Quebec will each invest CAD 4 million (USD 2.7 million) to build a railway crossing as part of the extension of Casavant Ouest boulevard in Saint-Hyacinthe.
“The City of Saint-Hyacinthe is very pleased to be starting work on the development of the Casavant Boulevard railway grading. Maskoutaine residents have been waiting for this project since 2006. It will provide better connections among different sectors of the city and improve traffic flow in the heart of an urban core whose origins date back more than 250 years. It’s is another great project that proves the future is being built in Saint-Hyacinthe. CN will be the prime contractor for the work, which will begin next month and is expected to be done by the fall of 2019,” Claude Corbeil, Mayor of Saint-Hyacinthe, said.
The money will come from the New Building Canada Fund, Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component – Small Communities Fund. The City will invest over CAD 18.4 million (USD 12.5 million) in connection with the railway grading, for a total of nearly CAD 26.5 million (USD 17.9 million) in government and municipal investments.
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