Quebec City Tramway
[7][8] In June 2024, CDPQ Infra issued its plan for higher-order public transit in Quebec City to be called Circuit Intégré De Transport Express (CITÉ).
[10] The Quebec provincial government has authorized the implementation of phase 1 of the tramway, which consists of a 19 km (12 mi) line running from Le Gendre to Charlesbourg.
On June 10, 2010, the City Committee for sustainable transport recommended to build two tramway lines for $1.5 billion.
From there, they would go north, taking Capucins Boulevard and Chemin de la Canardière to finally end in the future D'Estimauville Ecodistrict.
The current political context enables a great investment from provincial and federal governments in public transit, unlike the 2010 project.
In March 2018, the City, along with the Government of Quebec, announced the construction of a 23 km (14 mi)-long tramway line for $3 billion.
[13] At that time, the line would link Charlesbourg to Cap-Rouge, passing through Quebec Parliament Hill via a 3.5 km (2.2 mi) tunnel.
In the report, BAPE stated that planners should have also considered a subway or light rail system, rather than a tramway.
The BAPE also states that the existing tramway proposal does not do enough to serve the city's suburbs, which are rapidly growing.
Furthermore, BAPE questioned whether a tramway system could cope with the city's winter weather or how it would be integrated into the landscape.
The eastern terminus became D'Estimauville instead of Charlesbourg, and reserved bus lanes would be added on highways to suburban Haute-Saint-Charles.
[20] The contract called for the construction of 34 Citadis Spirit LRVs with an option for 5 more to handle any increase in ridership.
He ordered the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) to take over the project and conduct additional studies.
[8] In June 2024, CDPQ Infra issued its plan for higher-order public transit in Quebec City to be called Circuit Intégré De Transport Express (CITÉ).
For the tramway, phase 1 would include a 19-kilometre (12 mi) line from Le Gendre via Sainte-Foy, Université Laval, Colline Parlementaire and Saint-Roch to Charlesbourg.
[32] There will be a 1.8 km (1.1 mi) long tunnel under the city district Saint-Jean-Baptiste, connecting the upper to lower town.
The upper tunnel portal will be opposite the Grand Théâtre de Québec near the intersection of Boulevard René-Lévesque Est and Avenue Turnbull.
The lower portal will be in Rue de la Couronne on the west side of Jardin Jean-Paul-L'Allier.
Both are designed by the architect Anouk Boucher-Pilon and will feature wood, ample window lighting and mural art.
[33] The entrance to the station Colline Parlementaire will be located in front of the Marie-Guyart Building between Boulevard René-Lévesque and Promenade des Premiers-Ministres.
Trams Alstom Citadis Spirit operate in reserved lanes and have priority at traffic lights.
Off street, such as between Chaudière and McCartney stations or in the tunnel, the maximum speed would be 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph).
But where the street space is closely shared with pedestrians such as between Jean-Paul-L'Allier and Pôle de Saint-Roch, the maximum speed would be 30 kilometres per hour (19 mph).
On a boulevard, the maximum speed would be 50 kilometres per hour (31 mph) such as between CHUL and Place Sainte-Foy stations.
