$1 billion

Sector: Transit

Location: Montreal, Quebec

Key Players: Dessau Engineering (procurement, implementation and commissioning)

Owner: Société de Transport de Montréal (STM)

Financing: Public – Part of $10.5-billion worth of upgrades the STM has planned between now and 2020.

Status: Scheduled for completion in 2010.

Project Details: The Montreal metro, opened in 1966, currently has 65 stations on a 65-kilometre network. This project comprises the gradual replacement and upgrading of the system’s fixed equipment: motorized equipment; operational command centre; telecommunications infrastructure and systems; and equipment for track, running power, train control and fare collection. Dessau has opened a project office with the purpose to develop a comprehensive vision and provide strategic planning of activities.