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CTV News
12-06-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Third Link: Quebec again beguiles possibility of new project
Quebec Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault talks about the Third Link on June 12, 2025. (LA PRESSE CANADIENNE/Jacques Boissinot) With less than a year and a half to go before the provincial election, the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government is once again dangling the prospect of a Third Link project – without committing to any potential costs. The corridor, chosen by Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault, is farther west and closer to the two existing bridges than previous proposed routes. A third link farther east would have been more expensive, according to the minister. The proposed project is a bridge-tunnel that accommodates both freight trucks and public transportation. The precise route and 'target budget' are not expected to be unveiled until the fall. From east to west The CAQ government has been very indecisive about the Third Link project in the past. In 2019, it proposed a tunnel to the east that would pass under Île d'Orléans. Then, the government changed its mind and floated the idea of a route farther west that would connect the two city centres of Quebec City and Lévis. In April 2023, Guilbault announced that her government was abandoning the project for a highway link between the cities. Instead, she proposed a tunnel dedicated to public transit. Then, in October 2023, less than 24 hours after his crushing defeat in Jean-Talon by the Parti Québécois (PQ), Premier François Legault took everyone by surprise by announcing that he, again, wanted to consult the people of Quebec City about the Third Link, and all options were on the table. The project was revived in June 2024 despite an unfavourable report from the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, which had analyzed several potential corridors. – This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on June 12, 2024.
Barnama
21-05-2025
- Business
- Barnama
Penang Undersea Tunnel Project Remains Relevant, Beneficial
GEORGE TOWN, May 21 (Bernama) -- The Penang Undersea Tunnel project remains relevant and is expected to bring positive impact to the people and the state's development, said State Infrastructure, Transport and Digital Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari. He said the project would help ease severe traffic congestion on access roads to the First Penang Bridge, especially by diverting high traffic volumes in both directions to the proposed tunnel route. 'The new design for the undersea tunnel offers a viable and significant alternative to ensure continuity and direction for the Third Link project. 'It takes into account efficiency, feasibility, effectiveness, as well as social and environmental impact,' he said. Zairil was responding in writing to a question from Lee Khai Loon (PH-Machang Bubuk) during the Penang state legislative assembly sitting today, regarding the rationale for allowing Consortium Zenith Construction (CZC) Sdn Bhd additional time to produce a new design and conduct a feasibility study. He added that the state government remains optimistic about the project's feasibility but retains the right to decide on its implementation based on the findings of the study and the terms of the Master Agreement with the contractor. On Feb 26, Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming said the project's feasibility study is still under review. The state government is also considering several related factors, including the proposed expansion of the North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT), which affects the tunnel's alignment. The 6.5-kilometre tunnel, intended to link Gurney Drive to Bagan Ajam on the mainland, is part of the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP). -- BERNAMA
The Sun
21-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Penang undersea tunnel project remains relevant, beneficial
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Undersea Tunnel project remains relevant and is expected to bring positive impact to the people and the state's development, said State Infrastructure, Transport and Digital Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari. He said the project would help ease severe traffic congestion on access roads to the First Penang Bridge, especially by diverting high traffic volumes in both directions to the proposed tunnel route. 'The new design for the undersea tunnel offers a viable and significant alternative to ensure continuity and direction for the Third Link project. 'It takes into account efficiency, feasibility, effectiveness, as well as social and environmental impact,' he said. Zairil was responding in writing to a question from Lee Khai Loon (PH-Machang Bubuk) during the Penang state legislative assembly sitting today, regarding the rationale for allowing Consortium Zenith Construction (CZC) Sdn Bhd additional time to produce a new design and conduct a feasibility study. He added that the state government remains optimistic about the project's feasibility but retains the right to decide on its implementation based on the findings of the study and the terms of the Master Agreement with the contractor. On Feb 26, Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming said the project's feasibility study is still under review. The state government is also considering several related factors, including the proposed expansion of the North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT), which affects the tunnel's alignment. The 6.5-kilometre tunnel, intended to link Gurney Drive to Bagan Ajam on the mainland, is part of the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).
