Press release

Carifiesta on july 5
Modifications to the STM bus service

Montreal, 3 July 2003 – Because of the Carifiesta parade being held in the streets of Montreal, some of the STM’s bus routes will be modified on Saturday July 5th, 2003.

As a result, there will be no service at all on both the 15 – Sainte-Catherine and 150 – René-Lévesque bus lines from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The following bus lines will also be rerouted throughout the day, as indicated.

14 – Amherst, from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. ;
55 – Boulevard Saint-Laurent, from 11:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. ;
57 – Pointe Saint-Charles, from 11:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. ;
61 – Wellington, from 11:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. ;
66 – The Boulevard, from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. ;
80 – Avenue du Parc, from 11:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. ;
107 – Verdun, from 11:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. ;
129 – Côte-Sainte-Catherine, from 11:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. ;
165 – Côte-des-Neiges, from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. ;
166 – Queen Mary, from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. ;
168 – Cité-du-Havre, from 11:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bicycles in the métro
The Carifiesta parade and the fireworks display from Italy that evening are expected to generate a significant increase in métro ridership, Consequently, no bicycles will be allowed inside the métro from 11 a.m. till closing.

The STM recommends that métro users purchase their return ticket ahead of time, to avoid waiting in line, as ridership levels are usually much heavier after an event than before.

Transit users are invited to call the TELBUS number featured on their bus stop panel when planning their transportation. For trip information (Montreal Island only), please call A-U-T-O-B-U-S (288-6287). More useful information can be found on the STM’s website at www.stm.info.

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