Federal government takes first steps to replace Champlain bridge

It looks like Champlain bridge will be replaced sooner than later. CTV reports that an environmental impact study will start. The study will take two years to complete.

Transport minister Denis Lebel did not give a time frame for the project. The most unstable parts of the bridge will be fixed through a public-private partnership.

Tolls will be charged when the project is finished.

Saturday saw two hundred people gather in the South Shore to discuss the situation. Three hundred and eighty million dollars have been spent to mend the bridge since two thousand and nine.