Posted AT 4:10 AM EST on 19/08/08
Ottawa promises new bridge in Quebec by-election riding
OTTAWA — The Harper government promised yesterday to build a new $1-billion bridge between Montreal and the South Shore, just three weeks before a by-election in a suburban riding that would directly benefit from the new link.
The voters of Saint-Lambert are used to traffic jams during their 3.4-kilometre rush-hour drives over the Champlain Bridge, which is their main link with Montreal Island to the northwest.
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