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The bill for the REM has now reached $8 billion, an increase of 26 per cent compared with the last estimate of $6.3 billion presented in 2018 when the file had passed the bidder selection stage.
It's been about six weeks since the REM's southern branch has been up and running, connecting Montreal to the South Shore. On Wednesday, the people behind the project provided an update on how service is going, and the final estimated cost.