Thanks to the construction of a footbridge for pedestrians and cyclists crossing Highway 40 at the height of the future Kirkland station, the REV will connect to the REM on Montreal’s West Island.
Published yesterday at 11:33 PM.
The City of Montreal’s board of directors will award a $4.4 million contract to GHD Consultants Wednesday morning to design the overpass.
The contract is for the design and development of a new dedicated bus lane on the right-of-way of Highway 440, bordering the multi-purpose line, toward the Rizzo Express Metropolitan (REM) Kirkland station. will be extended.
Sophie Mauzerolle underlines that the corridor, which will be part of the Express Bike Network (REV) planned for the west of the island, will facilitate access to the future Grand Parc de l’Ouest, which will open in 2030. Responsible for transport and movement in management team.
Image courtesy of the City of Montreal / Atelier Robitaille Thiefault
The corridor, which will be part of the Express Bike Network (REV) planned for the west of the island, will facilitate access to the future Grand Parc de l’Ouest, which will open in 2030.
“This gateway will be a signature link that will open up a sector that is otherwise difficult to access,” said Ms.me Mauzerolle on Tuesday, in an interview.
However, it is necessary to wait until 2027 before using this link.
However, the track reserved for buses will be ready in 2024, when the REM de l’Ouest comes into service. The Kirkland REM station includes a bus station, drop-off area, area for taxis and bike racks.
Since the late 1970s, land owned by the Minister des Transports du Québec has been used to extend Highway 440 to Highway 40 west of the island of Montreal. As the project was abandoned, these lands will be used for the construction of a dedicated bus lane and a pedestrian and cyclist lane. An agreement reached with Quebec allows the city to occupy the right-of-way of Highway 440 for park purposes for the next 50 years.
The dedicated route will be 1.2 km long between rue Antoine-Faucon and chemin Sainte-Marie, benefiting residents of Kirkland and Pierrefonds-Roxboro.
The Quebec government will partially finance the construction of this transportation infrastructure.
The City of Montreal will unveil REV’s next phase of development this fall. When the project was announced in 2019, 17 sections of this cycle network were announced. Five of them have been completed so far.
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