23 000 arbres pour minimiser les impacts d’une nouvelle autoroute
Le Nouvelliste
AI Article Summary
A partnership between the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility and the Université du Québec à Montréal aims to plant 23,000 trees to offset the ecological loss caused by the highway extension connecting Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to the U.S. border. This project seeks to reduce the environmental impact of road construction.
What This Means for Canadian Contractors
This project demonstrates how collaborations between institutions can lead to more sustainable solutions in infrastructure construction. For Quebec builders, this means they might need to incorporate ecological compensations into their future projects, which could influence costs and timelines but also offer new opportunities for collaboration with academic entities.
