REM work to reduce lanes on two major downtown streets
CBC News | Posted: January 14, 2019 11:54 AM | Last Updated: January 14, 2019
Portions of de Maisonneuve Boulevard and McGill College Avenue will be reduced to one lane
More work on the future McGill light-rail station begins today, as crews start to build a pedestrian tunnel that will connect the train station with the nearby metro station.
It's the second phase of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) for that station and will reduce a stretch of de Maisonneuve Boulevard and McGill College Avenue to one lane until this spring.
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The project's third phase — to start building the station itself — starts after that. It is expected to be ready by 2022.
The work on de Maisonneuve Boulevard will take place between Robert-Bourassa Boulevard and McGill College, and on McGill College between de Maisonneuve Boulevard and Ste-Catherine Street.
The pedestrian tunnel will sit beneath de Maisonneuve Boulevard. Cyclists and pedestrians will also be affected. The bike path has been diverted up to Président-Kennedy Avenue for that portion of de Maisonneuve.