Protesters who oppose the third link criss-crossed the streets of Quebec City on Sunday, despite the unfavorable weather.
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The demonstration began at 1 p.m. at Place Jean Béliveau.
This is not the first demonstration to take place because of the project, which costs more than six billion.
“People’s desire today is to send a strong signal to the Legault government to show that there is no social acceptability for the third link project, and above all, that there is a desire for more ambitious projects that really respond to the environmental emergency,” said Angèle Pineau-Lemieux, spokesperson for Accès transports viables.
Despite the revisions made to the tunnel project between Quebec and Lévis, the dissatisfaction of the citizens remains.
They maintain that a budget of billions of dollars could instead be invested elsewhere, particularly in the health sector or to counter climate change.
“No matter the frame of the project, we stay with the issue of the start. There has never been a study that shows the need. It is an electoral promise only. As science shows, the addition of road capacity leads, in the long term, to more congestion, which takes us away from our target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ”believes the spokesperson.