Preliminary work to start on Lac-Mégantic rail bypass, a decade after Quebec derailment disaster
Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced the start of preliminary work on the rail bypass system that would take the railway out of what used to be downtown Lac-Mégantic, Que.
![Preliminary work to start on Lac-Mégantic rail bypass, a decade after Quebec derailment disaster](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6885594.1687465589!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/cp-train.jpg)
![Freight trains continue to roll through downtown Lac-Mégantic where 47 people died on July 6, 2013 after a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded. A red train on a track](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6885594.1687465589!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/cp-train.jpg)
Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced the start of preliminary work on the rail bypass system that would take the railway out of what used to be downtown Lac-Mégantic, Que.