The Montreal Transit Corp. (STM) has announced the commissioning of a new lane on the Boulevard Des Sources touching the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough and the towns of Dollard-des-Ormeaux Pointe-Claire, and that, as of Aug. 3, 2015.
With a total length of 8.6 km return , the reserved lane will be in operation on weekdays.Southbound will be based from 6 a.m. to 9: 30 p.m., between Gouin boulevards and De Salaberry and between Hymus Boulevard and Avenue St. Louis. North, it will be based on 15 h 30 h 30 to 18, between Avenue Reverchon and Hymus Boulevard and between Salaberry and Pierrefonds boulevards. This new bus lane will benefit nearly 5,000 daily trips made on lines 208 - Brunswick 209 - Des Sources, 409 - Des Sources and Express 475 - Express Dollard-des-Ormeaux
"The project is part of the desire to improve the public transport service in the West Island and to develop a network of preferential measures for buses. A first lane reserved for buses, taxis and carpooling has been successfully implemented in 2012 on the boulevard Saint-Jean. The STM wishes to repeat the experience on the Sources Boulevard. Like the reserved lane on St. John, the reserved lane on Des Sources will be accessible to automobiles traveling with 2 or more passengers, "said Philippe Schnobb, chairman of the board of the STM.
"By adding a lane on Sources Boulevard, we are improving again transport supply while encouraging carpooling. This project is part of the goals of our administration in many ways, both in terms of sustainable development of the transport service improvement by promoting a reduction in travel time. Users West of the island will benefit from this project which is in addition to initiatives for improving the quality of life of Montrealers, "said Aref Salem, member of the executive committee of the city of Montreal and responsible for transport.
"I am very pleased with the implementation of this second bus lane in the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro, because this is a concrete action that promotes the use of active modes of transportation on our territory and which, the fact itself, we made another step forward in achieving our commitments in the framework of our strategic plan for sustainable development, particularly in reducing greenhouse gases, "said Mayor of Borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Dimitrios (Jim) Beis, member of the executive committee of the city of Montreal, responsible for procurement, sports and recreation, as well as communities of different origins.
"The establishment of a reserved lane is an environmentally responsible in our daily improvement.In addition to creating a dedicated lane and faster, this initiative is part of the vision of our city based on sustainable development, "said Thorstad-Cullen, councillor for the City of Pointe-Claire.
