A new housing project is well underway in the Saint-Laurent borough to build 169 affordable units for low-income families.
The project is being built in the shadow of thousands of other private-housing units and the future Bois-Franc REM (Réseau express métropolitain) train station.
Montreal elected officials insist the booming housing starts in the area combined with plans to build a new elementary school are just some of the reasons why a future extension of the orange metro line from Côte-Vertu to the Bois-Franc REM station makes sense.
A bimodal station at Bois-Franc is in a location surrounded by new homes and an elementary school that is planned to be built. It will give a new public transit option to the Trudeau international airport, only a few kilometres away.
Officials are hoping the government will commit to the extension by the time the entire REM network is up and running, scheduled for the end of 2024.
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