New Montreal bridge currently being built had 2,000 defects: report
MONTREAL — The federal transport minister offered reassurances Monday a new Montreal bridge will be safe despite a published report that some 2,000 defects have been found in parts manufactured by a Spanish company.
“It’s in good hands,” Marc Garneau said.
“All the parts that make up the bridge are inspected and in areas where there are non-conformities, the non-conformities are dealt with, repaired or rejected before they are used for the bridge.”
Garneau stressed that the $4.2-billion bridge will be built within cost and is on schedule for next December.