CaDCR staff writer
The Quebec Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has issued tenders for completion of track work on the Québec Central railway rehabilitation project between Vallée-Jonction and Tring-Jonction.
Work is set to set this year and includes replacing rails and sleepers and reprofiling about 20 kilometres tracks. Construction is expected to last about 18 months, while commissioning of a section between Sainte-Marie and Vallée-Jonction is scheduled for the end of 2025.
Two additional calls for tenders will be launched this spring, in connection with the Québec Central railway rehabilitation project: one for work on this same section and the other for section 4, between Tring-Jonction and Thetford Mines.
Along with the track works, the construction of railway structures include:
- 12 railway bridges, including the one over the Chaudière River, at Vallée-Jonction;
- 21 culverts between Black Lake and Tring-Jonction.
Several projects were completed last year, including the construction of 5 railway bridges and 17 culverts located along the route.
The Québec Central railway rehabilitation project will provide a sustainable alternative to truck freight transportation between Lévis and Thetford Mines , a distance of nearly 110 km. It will thus contribute to both the economic development of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
The rehabilitation of the railway between Lévis and Vallée-Jonction will cost about $59.2 million and work from Vallée-Jonction to Thetford Mines has a price tag topping $440 million.
