South shore REM delayed till fall
The completion of the REM to the South Shore has been delayed till this autumn. All kinds of things are blamed: workers out sick, supply chain problems, the difficulty of recruiting specialized workers abroad…
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ant6n 06:56 on 2022-01-22 Permalink
Remember when the BAPE had to be rushed through in like 45 days because this thing needed to be running by 2020. Oh they also couldn’t fix the flaws of the project (like sharing with AMT and VIA rail in Mont-Royal tunnel) because their time schedules was more important.
mare 10:14 on 2022-01-22 Permalink
They might also not *want* to open at the moment because it would be a (total fiasco) less successful with the current ridership numbers. And on top of that a flood of complaints when people find out that their favourite bus line stopped running and they suddenly have to transfer a few times. (Not sure if that exclusively clause will be implemented immediately after launch)