Canada Funds Montreal Port Truck Project
September 11, 2009
11 September 2009
Canada Funds Montreal Port Truck Project
The following article is excerpted from the 11 September 2009 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”.
The Canadian government will provide the Montreal Port Authority up to US$8.4 million in infrastructure stimulus funding to build a common access portal for trucks.
The work is expected to improve operations at the port, where container shipments generate a substantial flow of truck traffic.
The port authority said a common entrance for all trucks with a series of automated security gates at the container terminals would improve safety and security and reduce congestion by moving trucks more quickly through the port.
Part of the port’s Vision 2020 strategic plan, the project involves installation of 27 automated truck gate pedestals at Section 73 North, where truck drivers will carry out transactions, and the renovation of terminal entrances to install automated control posts, cameras and computer equipment….
The stimulus funding will cover about half the cost of the US$17 million project.