Transport Department Further Details – The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc. Objectives To provide the public with a safe and efficient transit over several bridge and tunnel facilities in Montreal, Quebec. Business Line Descriptions The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc. The Corporation manages, controls, operates and maintains the Jacques Cartier Bridge, the Champlain Bridge, which includes a portion of the Bonaventure Autoroute, the Pont-Champlain Jetty, the Mercier Bridge and the Melocheville Tunnel, in Montreal, Quebec. The Jacques Cartier Bridge has been toll-free since 1962 and the Champlain Bridge as of May 1990. Budgetary payments are required to cover the excess of expenditures over revenues (exclusive of depreciation on capital structures and reserves) in the operation of the bridges, roadways and autoroute under the jurisdiction of the Corporation. Summary of Funding Through Appropriations (thousands of dollars) 2002–2003 2001–2002 Main Main Estimates Estimates The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc. 83,740 116,237 Total Budgetary Requirements 83,740 116,237 22-7