Line 2 extension to Laval with 3 stations at Cartier, La Concorde and Montmorency on schedule with preliminary drilling to determine the final layout of the tunnels. Preliminary plans and estimates will be ready in December, 2001 and tunnelling expected to begin in March, 2002 for completion in January, 2006. Double-track 3,179 m-long Henri Bourassa-Cartier tunnel to link Montmorency station to run between Maison des Arts and CEGEP Montmorency plus 729 m tunnel to cross Rivière des Prairies under the Marigot sewer to reach Cartier station. Engineering by a jv of SNC-Lavalin, Tecsult and GMAT assisted by consulting engineers Municonsult, Bisson & Associés, Giasson and Farregut. $378.8 million project fully financed by the Quebec Ministry of Transport. Visit www.amt.qc.ca 44/01. Award of a C$24 million contract to Neilson Excavation Inc. for construction of the Cartier section (lot C04), a 1.2 km double-track tunnel, using a roadheader with support with anchoring bolts, shotcrete, and steel arches. Work to start September 2002 for completion in June 2004. Visit www.neilsonex.com. Award of the La Concorde section (lot C05) to EBC Inc. Drill/blast method. Support with 3 m anchoring bolts. Visit www.ebcinc.qc.ca. Section Henri-Bourassa (lot C01) and the Montmorency back station and depot (lot C13) will be tendered this fall.The Laval extension consists of a 4.3 km-long 8 m-wide 6 m-high double-track single tunnel plus nearly 800 m of a 5 m-wide 6 m-high one-track tunnel. Ground composed of limestone sometimes with laminates of shale. Steel arches will be installed at the connection between the cut-and-cover stations and the bored tunnel. Shotcrete recommended in shale areas to stabilise the ground expected to deteriorate under the drying effect. Visit www.amt.qc.ca/grandsprojets/metrolaval/index.asp 36/02.Tenders invited for construction of the Montmorency station and the double-track tunnel at the back of the station (lot C13) as part of the extention to Laval of the Orange Line. Deadline 14th November, 2002. Visit www.amt.qc.ca/corpo/Appro/appels_fiche.asp?fiche=AMT-I2-CO-557 or contact Agence Métropolitaine de Transport, 500 Place d'Armes, 25e étage, Montréal (Québec) H2Y 2W2. E-mail Jean-Franí§ois Demers, jfdemers@amt.qc.ca, tél. +1 5142877716, fax +1 514287708. 45/02.In La Concorde, drill/blast excavation is progressing well, some 30 m below ground. There are two blasts every day prior to increasing to three then four. The advance gained after each blast is 3 to 3.5 m. To date, 100 m have been bored in three weeks. Construction is programmed to be completed in January 2006. To view a video clip of the works in La Concorde, click here (RealPlayer required). 45/02.