The future of Quartier Cavendish: information meeting hints at highrises and a hotel
Double right turns suggested for Kildare Road going east to Cavendish/Deux virages à droite sont suggérés pour Kildare Road en allant vers l'est jusqu'à Cavendish

Important Hydro meeting on Feb. 17/ Modernisation du réseau électrique à Côte Saint-Luc

Over the last few years I have shared important information to District 2 residents in Côte Saint-Luc about a major electrical system upgrade of the Hydro-Québec network. Work will begin in 2026 and impact homes on Merrimac Road, Marc Chagall Avenue as well as Bialik High School. However, following an endless array of meetings, we appear to have secured many concessions.


Hydro will be converting three 120-kV substations to 315 kV. This includes the Hampstead substation (in Côte Saint-Luc) and rebuilding the 120-kV Aqueduc-Saraguay overhead transmission line at 315 kV over a span of 18 km between LaSalle and Saint-Laurent. Known as the Aqueduc-Saraguay project, the cost is estimated at one billion dollars. The project involves replacing aging equipment, maintaining the system’s reliability, meeting future electricity needs and supporting economic development. In addition a new sub-station will be built behind Mount Sinai Hospital.

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A look at where the Hydro work will take place.


On Monday, February 17 (7:30 pm) a public information session will take place at Le Rinque (8355 Montview Road) in Town of Mount Royal. I will be in attendance, but if you can’t do so it will be accessible to watch via Facebook and the BAPE website.

Audience
The meeting setup Feb. 17 will look like this.

 

While the high-voltage lines will remain above ground, improvements will include a new enclosed state of the art substation further away from the surrounding homes, fewer towers in Côte Saint-Luc (reduced from 16 to nine) with better placement to reduce visual impact, higher wires, and the pushing back of the lines away from the backyards of properties along Krieghoff Ave., Brandeis Ave. and Marc Chagall Ave. The tower on Merrimac, in the back of the Meadows condominium near the railway tracks, is expected to be removed completely and relocated to the premises of Bialik High School.

Here is a video message from our mayor about the project.

Check out this link for overview, map, timeline and design of new station

Hydro-Québec modernise le réseau électrique de notre région pour répondre aux besoins croissants en énergie. Ce projet permettra d’améliorer la fiabilité du réseau et de réduire les pannes. Les travaux devraient être terminés entre 2026 et 2029 à Côte Saint-Luc.


Bien que les lignes à haute tension resteront aériennes, les améliorations comprennent une nouvelle sous-station électrique fermée plus éloignée des maisons environnantes, moins de pylônes à Côte Saint-Luc (réduits de 16 à 9) avec un meilleur emplacement pour réduire l’impact visuel, des fils plus hauts et le recul des lignes loin des arrière-cours des propriétés le long de l’avenue Krieghoff, de l’avenue Brandeis et de l’avenue Marc Chagall.


La partie du projet prévue à Côte-Saint-Luc se déroulera au cours de la phase 1 et comprend le remplacement de la ligne de 120 kV par une ligne de 315 kV entre le poste de Saint-Laurent et celui de Côte-Saint-Luc, ainsi que la construction du poste de Côte-Saint-Luc de 315/25 kV (2026 à 2029).
Les résidents et les élus municipaux réclament la meilleure solution possible depuis 2018, et vous avez maintenant la possibilité de vous exprimer lors de la séance d’information du BAPE.

 

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Dida Berku

Check out this site for overview, map and time line

https://www.hydroquebec.com/aqueduc-saraguay/en/

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