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Just curious, how did they end up funding the new bridge? I remember reading a lot of outcry in our local papers on us (Western Canada / Vancouver) having to fund a local traffic bridge in Montreal. Did it receive significant federal funding or are they going to pay for it by tolling it, like we are doing with our new Port Mann Bridge?
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The champlain bridge is the busiest in the country. beyond commuting, the bridge is an important transport/shipping link between Canada and the US. and from the ROC to the maritimes. The Feds built it in 1962 and own it to this day. and they did a terrible job, the Champlain is fallimng apart and its not even funny for a bridge built 60 years ago. the Jacques-Cartier bridge was built in the 30's and is in tip top shape. The Victoria bridge too, is still alive and kicking despite having been built in the 1850's. Hopefully the new Champlain won't have to be rebuilt in 50 years. I believe they will be tolling it.
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