Ste-Catherine St. sewer work to cost 24% more than estimated

Major infrastructure work will get underway in February on Ste-Catherine St. between Bleury St. and Robert-Bourassa Blvd. in February, under a $42-million sewer and water-main project approved by the city’s executive committee Wednesday.
The city is paying 24 per cent more than it had estimated for the contract, awarded to Eurovia Québec Grands Projets.
The higher cost is because of the complexity of doing the work while maintaining access to stores on Ste-Catherine, the size, d