CBC News - Raven Edwards Brown
04 April 2024
Work is set to begin this year on a $4-billion redesign of the airport, including a connection to the REM rail network, new pickup and drop-off areas, new parking lots and a new terminal. The work is necessary, Beauchamp said, to get the airport ready to handle more people down the line.
The airport plans to build a new multi-level parking area near Côte-de-Liesse Road by 2026 and demolish the old, 5,000-spot car park.
The demolition of the old car park will free up space to expand the drop-off area. The airport plans to demolish the existing drop-off area and design a completely new one, with two new four-lane drop-off areas, almost tripling the capacity of the airport's infrastructure.
The expansion of the drop-off area, new parking areas and new terminal are just the first in what Beauchamp referred to as the airport's long-term plan. More projects are planned to be completed by 2035, including the construction of another multi-storey car park and more boarding gates.
[Read more: Montreal's Trudeau airport is getting a $4B facelift and it's going to include a lot of construction | CBC News]
