Montreal adds three new reserved bus lanes, modifies others

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The changes represent an additional 16 kilometers of reserved lanes in the city.

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May 06, 2022 • 53 minutes ago • 1 minute read • Join the conversation

Motorists line up to access the Champlain Bridge as buses enter the reserved lane during the morning rush hour in Montreal on Tuesday October 24, 2017.
Motorists line up to access the Champlain Bridge as buses enter the reserved lane during the morning rush hour in Montreal on Tuesday October 24, 2017. Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal Gazette files

The city of Montreal announced Friday it’s adding three new reserved bus lanes across the city and extending others.

In all, the changes represent an additional 16 kilometers of reserved lanes.

The new lanes will be implemented on Jarry St. E. in the Villeray—St-Michel—Parc-Extension borough, on Ray-Lawson Blvd. in Anjou and on Queen Mary Rd. in Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame- de-Grace.

The city said the existing reserved lane on Henri-Bourassa Blvd. W., in St-Laurent, will also be extended. The lane on Sherbrooke St. E., in Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles, will be modified to add a passing lane at the intersection of de la Rousselière Blvd.

The city said it also plans to allow cyclists to use 13 sections of lanes currently reserved for buses and taxis.

“These new measures are part of our administration’s desire to do everything possible to promote active and public transportation,” Sophie Mauzerolle, the city executive committee member responsible for transportation and mobility, said in a statement.

“Measures such as reserved bus lanes have proven their worth,” added Éric Alan Caldwell, chairman of the Société de transport de Montréal’s board of directors.

“Public transit users want reliable, punctual and efficient service,” Caldwell added, “and reserved lanes help meet these expectations.”

With the additions, the city’s network of reserved bus lanes will total 306 kilometers, which it says translates to roughly 25,000 bus trips each day.


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