Construction on Montreal Port Expansion Underway as Nation-Building Effort Ramps Up

Work on the Port of Montreal expansion project in Contrecoeur, in the Montérégie region, is progressing. The Canadian Press/Handout – Montreal Port AuthorityThe Port of Montreal expansion project has officially set sail along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, with construction now underway for a new wharf.Following preparatory work on the site in Contrecoeur, just downriver from Montreal, workers have begun to construct a stone work jetty in the river.The Montreal Port Authority says the structure will serve as a platform to move machinery and build the wharf before being converted into the surface of a shipping container yard.The organization says some 250,000 tonnes of stone have been delivered so far, with thousands more expected in the coming months.The new site is the first so-called nation-building project fast-tracked for approval by the federal government to get off the ground.The Port of Montreal has signed a joint development agreement with terminal operator DP World and secured a $1.16-billion loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank.