Montreal adds new downtown bike path

The City of Montreal is going ahead with plans for a new bicycle path that will connect Westmount to the downtown's east side.

The $3.5 million, four-kilometre route will run parallel to De Maisonneuve Boulevard between Greene Avenue and Berri Street.

The city will erect a cement barrier to separate motorists and cyclists along the path.

Mayor Gérald Tremblay said he hopes both parties will adjust to each other.

"We have to make sure that the motorists understand that they're not alone anymore, and the cyclists have to understand there are rules and bylaws that have to be respected," he said on Monday.

Construction work on the path will start in the summer and should be finished by October.