Workers look on as Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks as he makes an announcement about the expansion of the Port of Montreal, in Contrecoeur, Quebec, on April 9.ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP/Getty Images
The Port of Montreal expansion project has officially set sail along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, with construction now underway for a new wharf.
Following preparatory work on the site in Contrecoeur, just downriver from Montreal, workers have begun to construct a stone work jetty in the river.
The Montreal Port Authority says the structure will serve as a platform to move machinery and build the wharf before being converted into the surface of a shipping container yard.
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The organization says some 250,000 tonnes of stone have been delivered so far, with thousands more expected in the coming months.
The new site is the first so-called nation-building project fast-tracked for approval by the federal government to get off the ground.
The Port of Montreal has signed a joint development agreement with terminal operator DP World and secured a $1.16-billion loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
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