In November 2016, we implemented our fourth container terminal—the Viau Terminal. That was a three-part project. We received funding from the new Building Canada fund to set up the container terminal, to strengthen our docks in order to accommodate post-Panamax vessels, and to build an overpass that would connect us to the Souligny Avenue extension, along Assumption Boulevard.
As I said earlier, the port's activities start with a vessel, but then there are trucks or trains that make it possible for goods to move fluidly. That need for additional road access directly related to the port went hand in hand with the implementation of a new container terminal because we are concerned about reducing congestion on the local road network and Notre-Dame Street, and about having much faster access to the upper highway network.
It should be pointed out that the extension of Souligny Avenue has been under discussion for more than a decade. Before we decided where our overpass would be built, there was a long-term process with the City of Montreal and Quebec's Department of Transportation to establish the route of the Souligny Avenue extension.
As for considering other options, such as the possibility of the Government of Canada purchasing other land, we have invited Ms. Boutin-Sweet to discuss that with us further. We are building an overpass over our land, and our property plans do not anticipate the purchase of other land. It should also be pointed out that, before we decide to set up an overpass at a specific location, we must ensure to have the necessary clearance or encroachment.