This article written in french by Stéphane St-Amour was automatically translated using AI
Adopted yesterday evening, the 2025-2027 Three-Year Capital Program (PTI) includes an additional $100 million for the resilience investment plan focused on water management.
This highlights a PTI valued at more than $1.7 billion, with $594 million allocated for 2025.
Three months after the flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Debby, Mayor Stéphane Boyer’s administration is loosening the purse strings to better adapt to climate change, increasing the budget from $226 million to $326 million over three years.
“Even though it is impossible to protect against all the consequences of natural disasters, the goal is to accelerate work to reduce risks associated with sewer backups and flooding,” the mayor stated, noting that the city is increasing its infrastructure repair and maintenance budgets for the third consecutive year.
From Aqueducts to Sewers
The additional investments will be used to “improve and adapt infrastructure for the entire water management cycle, from aqueducts to wastewater systems.”
Key measures and projects in this major initiative include:
- Accelerating the reconstruction and rehabilitation of sewer and aqueduct lines, prioritizing vulnerable areas with recurring problems.
- Adding generators to strategic pumping stations.
- Implementing permanent protective measures, such as dikes.
- Adding new drainage infrastructures, including retention basins, sponge streets, trenches, and rain gardens.
- Reducing the impact of riverine flooding by stabilizing 9 km of the Mille-Îles River shoreline and enhancing knowledge of inland watercourse flooding.
Simple and Free
Meta (Facebook and Instagram) is blocking your news from Courrier Laval, just as Google continues to restrict it in response to Bill C-18.
To access your news and stay connected, Courrier Laval invites you to download its app or subscribe to its weekly newsletter. Continue to read your news for free and in real-time with fewer ads. Don’t forget to enable notifications and share this with friends and family!
- Apple: https://apple.co/3wsgmKE
- Android: https://bit.ly/3uGPo1D
- Newsletter: https://courrierlaval.com/infolettre/
