The Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité Durable has announced an investment of nearly $1.3 billion in road and marine transportation networks within the Montérégie region over the next two years.
At least 91 construction projects have been slated to start before the end of 2026, including three projects in the Haut-Saint-Laurent and one in Hemmingford.
Geneviève Guilbault, the deputy premier and minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, confirmed the $1.291,534,000 investment earlier this spring. “In the current context of economic uncertainty, this investment is particularly wise, since each construction project will create jobs, support our businesses, especially those affected by U.S. tariffs, and stimulate the economy in all regions of Quebec,” she said.
Suzanne Roy, the minister of Families and minister responsible for the Montérégie, noted the injection of funds represents an increase of $77 million over the previous fiscal year. “The entire region will benefit with transportation that is better suited to today’s realities,” she added.
In Elgin, a one- to five-million-dollar project to rebuild the Grant Bridge, which spans the McIntosh Creek along the Shearer Sideroad, is expected to start between April and September of 2026.
The Clearbrook Bridge over the Rivière aux Outardes on the 3e Rang in Ormstown will also be rebuilt with an anticipated price tag under five million dollars. Work is scheduled to take place between April and September next year.
Work to repair the bridge on Route 202 west in Hemmingford that crosses the Norton Creek is expected to be completed by the end of the year. The project is not expected to cost more than one million dollars.
The Transport Ministry will also reconstruct the culvert on Route 138 over the Trout River in Godmanchester. The project is projected to cost no more than five million dollars, with construction planned for spring or summer next year.