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Ongoing work at Place-Saint-Henri station
Worksite update - October 2023
As you may have noticed, there are now two entrance buildings under construction on either side of Saint-Jacques Street. We’ve put up the concrete structures and are now installing the curtain walls—large windows that will serve as walls for the buildings.
Inside the station
At the platform level, we still need to drill horizontally into the bedrock to connect each of the elevators to their respective platform. This work is being done from the inside, so it will not cause noise outside the station. We are also working on the corridor that will lead to the two new entrance buildings.
North entrance building next to École Saint-Henri
We will soon start work on the entrance building’s exterior features—asphalt, paving blocks, sidewalk and plants. Interior work will also continue over the coming months.
South entrance building on Place Saint-Henri
This summer we finished excavating the elevator shaft, which is now 20 metres deep. We also had to expand the station to fit the new mechanical rooms needed to operate the elevators. Over the next few months, we will continue building the elevator and the new rooms.
Work completion date
The official worksite closing and elevator commissioning is scheduled for fall 2024. The excavation phase on the south side took longer than we had planned, pushing back the end of the project by a few months.
However, outdoor worksites will be reduced as the work progresses to minimize the inconvenience to local residents.
Once the project is completed, métro users will be able to enjoy not only the two new elevators, giving everyone to access the station, but also two new entrance buildings with large windows, lots of light and green roofs.
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Project summary
We are currently working on installing elevators at Place-Saint-Henri station, building two new entrance buildings to replace the two secondary station entrances and refurbishing Place Saint-Henri. Once the work is completed, access to the station by elevators will be via the entrance located on place Saint-Henri.
Duration of the work: November 2020 to spring 2024
Description of the work: Elevator installation, construction of two entrance buildings and refurbishment of Place Saint-Henri
Métro impacts: the two entrances located on the north and south sides of Saint-Jacques Street are closed for the entire duration of the work.The main entrance, located on Saint-Ferdinand Street, will remain open.
Bus impacts: No
Impact on customer trips
The main entrance, located on Saint-Ferdinand Street, remains opened. However, the two other entrances, located on the north and south sides of Saint-Jacques Street, are closed for the entire duration of the work. This closure is necessary for the construction of two new entrance buildings.
During the work, no bus stops are relocated, and the bus loop next to the main entrance will remain accessible.
Partitions will be installed on the platforms and in some areas inside the station, but they will not affect customer trips.
Impact on local residents
- All businesses near the worksite will remain open. Safe access will be provided.
- The École Saint-Henri and public pool will remain accessible at all times.
Starting October 2, 2023, the pedestrian walkway on the north side of Saint-Jacques Street (opposite École Saint-Henri) will have to be temporarily closed. This is necessary to carry out work around the entrance building, paving and sidewalk repairs.
- Pedestrians will have to use the sidewalk on the south side of Saint-Jacques Street between St-Ferdinand and du Couvent.
- For the first few days, a flagger will be stationed at St-Ferdinand and Saint-Jacques, on the west side, to enforce the new signage.
For your safety, please follow all signs and cross the road at intersections.
Phase 2: January 2021 until end of work
- One lane on Saint-Jacques will be closed to traffic near the north entrance.
Any construction work likely to generate noise will generally be scheduled between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. In accordance with municipal by-laws, some work may continue over weekends to keep the construction on schedule. Also, some work absolutely must be done outside of métro service hours and may be carried out at night
Bedrock excavation work
This work will serve to dig two vertical elevator shafts, each 15 metres deep. Based on the current schedule, this phase ended in June 2023.
Using a drilling rig, we will make holes in the bedrock, which will then be fractured using a hydraulic drill. This step will cause noise, but it will be dampened by the fact that we will be working five metres underground instead of at street level. Vibrations may also be felt near the worksite.
Could buildings near the worksite be damaged during the excavation work?
The required excavation work will generate vibrations that may be felt by residents near the worksite. An independent consulting firmwas hired to survey (mainly photograph) all buildings around the worksite. These inspections will document the condition of the buildings before and after construction. In the unlikely event that any damage is reported, an expert opinion could help to determine whether the damage is the result of the vibrations produced by the work site. Property owners affected by this measure will be notified accordingly.
Anti-dust sheets will be installed on all the worksite partitions to limit dust dispersal.
We care about the quality of life of residents living close to our facilities. Rest assured that we will take all measures necessary to keep the impact on residents, businesses and customers to a minimum.
Learn more about the project
Relocation of underground infrastructure
As soon as we break ground, the first step is to relocate various underground infrastructure, such as conduits for power, natural gas, telecommunications and electrical cables, to a safe area.
Retaining walls, excavation and concrete work
Next, temporary walls must be installed to support the ground as we dig deeper and deeper into the excavation zone. After, we can begin excavating and breaking up the rock bed using a method to be decided later (either micro-blasting or mechanical equipment). We will then demolish the existing station entrances as they will be replaced by new above-ground entrance buildings. Finally, we will perform concrete work to construct the new entrance building foundations, corridors leading to the elevators, elevator mechanical rooms and elevator shafts.
Construction
Once the concrete work is finished, we will build the new entrance buildings, install the elevators in the shafts and set up all their electrical equipment in the mechanical rooms.
Exterior work
Refurbishment of Place-Saint-Henri will begin next, including earthmoving and urban furniture installation.
Electrical equipment testing
Finally, we will conduct various tests to ensure that the elevators are working properly.
- Place-Saint-Henri station was designed by architect Jean-Louis Lalonde and designer Julien Hébert, who is better known for creating the world-renowned logo of the 1967 Universal Exposition.
- The station was originally going to be called Les Tanneries, after the name given to the neighbourhood in the 18th century due to its large number of leather tanneries.
- The station’s name instead pays homage to Place Saint-Henri, more of a small street than a real public square. The neighbourhood first became known as Saint-Henri in 1810, when a chapel of the same name was established there.
Improving this station’s accessibility is part of phase 1 of our Accessibility program, which aims to make 14 of our métro stations more accessible by 2025. For more information, visit this web page.
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The project in images
The two underground accesses on either side of Saint-Jacques Street will be replaced by building entrances.
The two underground accesses on either side of Saint-Jacques Street will be replaced by building entrances.
Here is one of the two underground accesses that will be replaced by aen entrance building.
Place Saint-Henri will be refurbished at the end of the work.
The platforms of the station, with their colored ceramics.
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.