www.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\nThe Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de transport de Montr\u00e9al<\/i> (STM) will be taking over financial responsibility for operating the Metro system in Laval. <\/p>\n
Operating the Metro on \u00cele J\u00e9sus has hitherto been the responsibility of the regional transit authority Agence m\u00e9tropolitain de transport <\/i>(AMT). STM will hand over some $600 million to AMT to compensate it for the underground transportation infrastructure that it will be handing over by March 31, at the latest, sparking concern about ballooning STM\u2019s already-high indebtedness. <\/p>\n
\u201cSTM will assume the deficit as part of the budget of the AMT in 2015,\u201d Laval executive committee vice-chairman David de Cotis told The Suburban.<\/i><\/p>\n
The handover was not unexpected, after a similar transfer fell through in 2007. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe question was already addressed when AMT set forth its budget proposal in 2014,\u201d de Cotis explained in an interview. <\/p>\n
\u201cSTM runs the Metro and is responsible for its operations and new cars and it receives new metro cars from Bombardier and Alsthom as part of its responsibility and role,\u201d he said. \u201cNow it will be given responsibility for the budget [for Laval] as well.\u201d <\/p>\n
De Cotis underscored that the move will have no impact on the hoped-for extension of Laval\u2019s Metro network westward to Chomedey, whence it will turn south again to link with the current orange line terminus at C\u00f4te Vertu in St. Laurent. <\/p>\n
\u201cSTM is not responsible for determining whether Laval gets new Metro stations or not,\u201d he said. \u201cLaval pays a portion of the STM budget because it operates Metro service in Laval. We pay for a portion of the maintenance, as does Longueuil on the South Shore.\u201d <\/p>\n
In fact, it is the Quebec government that will play a determining factor as to if, when, where and how a Metro extension will be built in Laval, de Cotis added, correcting recent news reports that he said misled readers into believing that STM will have a say in deciding the fate of Laval\u2019s Metro system.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the provincial government in conjunction with AMT,\u201d he said. \u201cIt gives AMT the green light to start different studies to decide whether there will be an extension for the blue line, orange line or red line.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cSTM becomes responsible and takes ownership once the construction is complete and the Metro goes into operation,\u201d de Cotis continued. \u201cThe run the trains and set the schedules, but it\u2019s the provincial government that will ultimately decide where to extend the Metro.\u201d <\/p>\n
P\u00e9quistes prefer blue <\/b>
\u201cIt\u2019s in Laval\u2019s interest to have the Metro enter Laval from the west by extending the orange line from C\u00f4te Vertu to Laval, adding four stations in Montreal and two or three more in Laval,\u201d he declared. \u201cIt would reduce the heavy [automobile] traffic that we see on a daily basis.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cPeople from the west [part of Laval] would rather go west on the Metro, rather than to Montmorency station,\u201d de Cotis said. \u201cWe\u2019re looking for an opportunity to speak to Montreal. If Montreal doesn\u2019t expand the western portion of the Metro, it will never go to Laval. We have to get Montreal to agree to extend the Metro in Montreal, and then approach [Quebec] Transport Minister Robert Po\u00ebti.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cDiscussions are ongoing,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe want to make sure that we have the facts and the funding, so we are talking to different politicians in Montreal to see whether we can work together.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, AMT is working on a feasibility study initiated by the Parti Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois<\/i> government to extend the blue line east and west,\u201d de Cotis concluded. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t help Laval.\u201d<\/p>\n
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