2023-07-10 04:00:00
Two former gas stations on René-Lévesque Boulevard will become tramway stations, with the intention of the City of Quebec to acquire the Couche-Tard which has just closed at the corner of Belvédère and the decontamination of the land it is in the process of buying at the intersection of Cartier.
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Recently, the Couche-Tard convenience store located at the corner of Belvédère Avenue closed its doors and its gas pumps. Tramway Project Office spokeswoman Miriam Bard-Dumont confirmed to the Journal that the City has undertaken a procedure to acquire it, in order to integrate this land into the future structuring transport network. “The acquisition process is following its course.”
Value of $1.055M
The building at 900 René-Lévesque Boulevard West is owned by Développements Iberville. It includes the building of the former convenience store and the land, which has an area of 1366 m2. It is listed on the municipal assessment roll at a value of $1.055 million.
“The Belvédère tramway station will be built on the site of the service station located between Belvédère and Calixa-Lavallée avenues,” said the spokeswoman. “This will allow the tram to connect efficiently with the Métrobus service, which serves the temperate station located nearby, on Calixa-Lavallée Avenue.”
The old service station at the corner of Cartier-René-Lévesque will be replaced by a tram station. DIDIER DEBUSSCHERE/JOURNAL DE QUEBEC
Avenue Cartier
Further east, at the Cartier Avenue intersection, there is movement on the grounds of the old gas station, which has been closed for years. Fences have appeared and excavation work is underway.
The land will host the future Cartier tramway station as well as a public square, which will include an artistic scene, an urban forest and a multifunctional space.
Last year, the City of Quebec signed a promise of sale on this land, for the sum of $2.4 million. Under the terms of the agreement, the City will become the owner once the work is completed. These consist of demolishing the existing building, removing tanks and piping, decontaminating and carrying out environmental rehabilitation. This work is the responsibility of the current private owner, SDLP Realty Properties, a real estate division of Sobeys.
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