MONTREAL — The builder of Montreal’s light rail system says it will take measures to reduce operating noise following complaints from residents along the yet-to-open line.
CTV News reports that CDPQ Infra, contractor for the Réseau express métropolitain system, says it will install noise barriers and “sound absorbers” along the tracks, as well as grinding the rail to reduce squealing.
“We’re not satisfied with the current situation in many areas, and we’re already taking action to improve it as much as possible and provide a quality transport system,” CDPQ Infra wrote in a statement. “We have launched the design of additional noise barriers, will shortly be installing dynamic absorbers along 240 meters of the route to test their effectiveness, and have already pre-ordered others to cover all problem areas.”
CDPQ Infra — the construction arm of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, the provincial pension fund that has driven development of the REM system — told French-language newspaper La Presse that the sound measures would not cause further delays to opening of the first portion of the light rail network.
That first segment, between Central Station and the South Shore community of Brossard, is expected to open later this summer [see “First portion of Montreal light rail network could open …,” Trains News Wire, June 27, 2023]. As part of final testing, trains are now running on their full schedule — every few minutes, 20 hours per day — but without passengers.
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