The Honourable Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Member of Parliament for Louis-Hébert, announced today the creation of an Advisory Group to support efforts to rehabilitate the Québec Bridge.
In November 2024, the Government of Canada announced that the conditions necessary for the retrocession of the Québec Bridge to the federal government had been met. Canada has thus regained ownership of this historic infrastructure, which is essential to the economy of both Canada and Quebec. Management of the Québec Bridge was entrusted to the federal Crown corporation Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI), which is responsible for elaborating and implementing the bridge's rehabilitation program.
To support JCCBI in its mandate, the federal government is announcing the creation of an Advisory Group to rehabilitate the Québec Bridge. The purpose of this Group is to enable JCCBI to benefit from a diversity of expertise, to learn about the Québec City environment and its key players, as well as raise awareness of the Crown corporation and its mandate.
The Advisory Group consists of representatives from JCCBI, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada, the ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable du Québec, Canadian National Railway, the cities of Quebec City and Lévis, the Chambre de commerce et d'industries de Québec, the Chambre de commerce du Grand Lévis, the Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec, du Conseil régional de l'environnement (Capitale-Nationale), the Conseil régional de l'environnement (Chaudière-Appalaches), Université Laval, Port of Québec and two citizens, residents of Québec City and Lévis.
The Advisory Group's mandate is for two years, the estimated time required to develop the rehabilitation plan. Once this phase has been completed, whether the Group continues, in its current or revised form, will be reassessed in light of future needs.
