REM to be extended to east and north ends of Montreal

Montreal's light-rail network will be extended by about 30 kilometres, bringing it into Montral-Nord and Pointe-aux-Trembles, Radio-Canada has learned.

The extension will also add 20 stations to the project. Work on the two sections will begin in 2023.

Montreal Mayor ValriePlante and Quebec Premier Franois Legaultare expected to announce the extension to the network, known as the Rseau express mtropolitain(REM),Tuesday.

The extension to the east would begin at Gare Centrale, where the train would run along Ren-Levesque Boulevard above ground all the way to Notre-Dame Street east of the Jacques Cartier Bridge.

The tracks will then extend to Dickson Street, where they will bifurcate one going north underground following Lacordaire Boulevard to Cgep Marie-Victorin and the other going east to Pointe-aux-Trembles along Sherbrooke Street.