A JV between Neilson and EBC, both leading Canadian contractors, has won the contract to build a 1.8km long single-bore twin-track tunnel as part of the US$239M Montreal Metro Line 2 extension, the tunnel alignment takes it under the River des Prairies for a length of 700m.
Initially, there was talk of a possible re-bid, after over inflated cost estimates were submitted. However, discussions between the client AMT (Agence Métropolitaine de Transport) and the JV were positive and tunnelling is scheduled to start at the end of this month.
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