The renovation of the Lafontaine tunnel would take 4 years and cost $1.2 billion as was announced in 2020. Then came the unpleasant news. It will now take one more additional year and the price tab will increase to $2.1 billion.
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Additional year of construction -- and traffic disruptions -- for Lafontaine tunnel revamp
www.iheartradio.caTransport Minister Francois Bonardel said engineers discovered the tunnel is in worse shape than expected while doing the work.