Residents of Lac-Mégantic and surrounding towns are divided on the project, with some saying the new route has more curves than the old one and could trigger derailments.
LAC-MÉGANTIC, Que. - A decade after the deadly Lac-Mégantic train disaster, work on the project to divert trains from the downtown core is set to begin, despite divisions in the community over the proposed route.
A decade after the deadly Lac-Megantic train disaster, work on the project to divert trains from the downtown core is set to begin, despite divisions in the community over the proposed route.
LAC-MÉGANTIC, Que. Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez says two important agreements have been signed for the project to divert trains from downtown Lac-Mégantic, Que., part of which was destroyed in a 2013 derailment.