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The result was: promoted by PrimalMustelidtalk 12:39, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
... that the REM de l'Est, a planned light rail network, was abandoned due to its controversial use of elevated railway in downtown Montreal? Source: Scott, Marian (May 2, 2022). "Radical revision of REM de l'Est includes axing downtown portion of project". Montreal Gazette : "Quebec and Montreal are taking over the management of the controversial REM de l’Est project after Quebec’s pension-fund manager backed out of the project, Premier François Legault and Mayor Valérie Plante announced Monday. The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s proposed $10-billion, 32-kilometre light-rail project has raised the ire of citizens’ groups and heritage organizations who slam its elevated portion as an instant eyesore that would tower over eastern downtown."
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Everything seems okay. Good to go! S5A-0043Talk 03:15, 27 March 2024 (UTC)