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Work underway at Édouard-Montpetit station
- Project summary
- Impact on customer trips
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Project summary
Major work began on August 10, 2020 at Édouard-Montpetit station.
The purpose of this work: universal accessibility
The goal of this site is to install elevators at this Blue line station to allow everyone (e.g., customers with functional limitations, families with strollers, travellers) to get around.
Like all network stations, Édouard-Montpetit was not designed to be equipped with elevators when it was first built in the 1980s. Adding elevators to an existing building is a major challenge. Integrating this new equipment into an existing station involves a number of steps.
Description of the work: Elevator installation and reconstruction of entrance building façade
Métro impacts: No
Bus impacts: The central section of the traffic lanes will be resurfaced between September 29 and October 10, 2025. Several stops will be relocated on lines 51 West, 119 South, and 368 West.
Impact on customer trips
The central section of the traffic lanes will be resurfaced between September 29 and October 10, 2025.
Several stops relocated on lines 51 West, 119 South, and 368 West.
Narrowing of the eastbound lane toward Édouard-Montpetit station (from two lanes to one).
Traffic management measures, flaggers, and traffic light adjustments will be implemented in the area to limit the impact of the work on traffic congestion.
No changes from the current configuration.
The bus stop in front of the south entrance building (CEPSUM) is relocated during the work.The stops for routes 51 – Édouard-Montpetit, 119 – Rockland and 368 – Avenue du Mont-Royal is relocated to the west, near the station, on Édouard-Montpetit Boulevard.
- Partitions are installed in the station to close off the work area, particularly on the pedestrian walkway and the stairs leading to the platforms.
- The tunnel that connects Édouard-Montpetit station to the CEPSUM of Université de Montréal is accessible during the CEPSUM’s hours of operations.
Impact on local residents
- The station is only be accessible via the north entrance building at Édouard-Montpetit Boulevard and Vincent D’Indy Avenue.
- Pedestrians travelling east-west have to take the secured, marked temporary walkway on the north side of Édouard-Montpetit Boulevard.
- The sidewalk in front of the south entrance building (CEPSUM) is blocked by the worksite.
- The north sidewalk is also blocked. A temporary walkway allows pedestrian access from the north side of Édouard-Montpetit Boulevard.
- Due to the layout of the worksite, the bike path that runs on Edouard-Montpetit Boulevard is rerouted during the work. The detour runs down De Stirling Avenue and onto Willowdale Avenue.
- Be careful and make sure to cross only at traffic lights and marked crosswalks.
Learn more about the project
Providing a universally-accessible public transit system is one of the STM’s strategic priorities. However, adding elevators to an existing building is a major challenge that requires a high degree of planning and will involve many steps.
Due to the specific architecture of Édouard-Montpetit station, expansion work will be required on both platforms and the entrance building in front of the CEPSUM. This will involve ground excavation and concrete work, to be carried out in multiple phases.
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The Accessibility program is made possible thanks to the additional funding announced by the federal and provincial governments to speed up universal accessibility work with the goal of having 30 accessible métro stations by 2025.