The third link project in Quebec, a flammable political-balloon

Third link in Quebec The Quebec government announced on April 19 its decision to abandon the construction of a highway tunnel as a third link between Quebec City and Lévis. The infrastructure will be limited to public transportation only. This project was proposed several years ago with the aims to increase access capacity to the south shore of the Quebec region. The initial goal was to reduce traffic congestion around the Quebec bridge and Pierre-Laporte bridge. But, opponents to the initial version of the project have argued that car travelling would worsen congestion. They believe that even more traffic will be generated by new development on the south shore. With this decision, limiting the functionality of the tunnel will stimulate modal shift from automobile transport to public transport, but without the necessity to instore strong incentives for the usage of public transport. It is a known fact that people keep…