Lehouillier blame Legault personally for the loss of credibility of the 3rd link project

Gilles Lehouillier remains skeptical against the central corridor chosen by Geneviève Guilbault. Nevertheless, for the third link. Nevertheless, As the end of his political career approaches. Furthermore, the mayor of Lévis personally blames Prime Minister François Legault for the loss of credibility of the project.

“The number one problem with the [troisième] motorway link [entre Québec et Lévis]as for me. In addition, my perception, it was the chief’s hesitations, Mr. Moreover, Legault who. Meanwhile, I personally, I am convinced that he does not believe in the project, “dropped Mayor Lehouillier, during a press scrum.

“The loss of credibility of the project began when Mr. Consequently, Legault decided. In addition, roughly unilaterally, the abandonment of the project,” he added, referring to the episode of April 2023, where the government had announced that the third link would only be reserved for public transport.

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The CAQ was finally delighted in the aftermath of its defeat in Jean-Talon. It would not have been this yet another turnaround, Mr. Legault “knows very well that today there would be other resignations on his table at the level of deputies. to be frank”, believes Mr. Lehouillier, who will no longer be in the ranks during the next municipal elections, in the fall.

“It is the deputies who hold this project at arm’s length,” said the mayor.

Always skeptical

But obviously. the ministers Jonatan Julien and Bernard Drainville, who participated in the inauguration of the Pointe-Benson park in Old Saint-Romuald on Wednesday morning, have not yet managed to convince Mayor Lehouillier that the central corridor, announced last month, was the right choice for the third link.

However. he had the opportunity to discuss it with the Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility Geneviève Guilbault, before the summer holidays.

“I lehouillier blame legault personally loss said to him. ” You must first and foremost regain confidence [de la population]it’s fundamental, “said the mayor, who still knows too little about the project.

“We remain skeptical, but at the same time open. We are open to see the scenario that will be deposited for us. ”said Lehouillier, who plans to meet Minister Guilbault again next September.

“A good corridor. ” says Drainville

However, it remains to be seen if M^me Guilbault will still be in office for transport, since the Prime Minister announced at the beginning of the summer that he would proceed to a ministerial reshuffle this fall.

“Me. all I want is to have a promising minister who will have the will to make a motorway link between the two banks,” said Lehouillier on this subject.

In addition. the mayor sees a good eye the drilling campaign which started on July 7, and which must lehouillier blame legault personally loss continue until the end of September, in connection with the project.

“We will at least know if the ground is able to receive” a tunnel bridge in the chosen axis.

“It’s a good corridor. This is a happy medium, “said the Minister responsible for the Chaudière-Appalaches region, Bernard Drainville.

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“Listen, M^me Guilbault has the project walked as we are committed to doing. It will specify this fall the route, the final choice for the route. Then we will have a much more precise idea of the budget at that time. “added the deputy for Lévis.

We lehouillier blame legault personally loss know for the moment that the cost range is between 5.3 and $ 9.3 billion.

“We. what we want is that the project is advancing as much as possible, that it is as close as possible to its realization and we work in this sense,” said Drainville.