Potential interventions under study

The MTQ is currently reviewing a scenario for completing Autoroute 25 towards Laval, which would include the construction of a bridge across Rivière des Prairies and a public transportation corridor. This intervention would be carried out under a private-public partnership agreement. The MTQ will have to conduct a number of studies before a decision is made concerning this intervention.

Upon reviewing these studies, the Ville de Montréal expects that the findings justifying this project must include, among other elements: improved service to employment areas with development potential, improved accessibility to the east end of the Island, the integration of appropriate facilities for public transportation and cycling, a reduction in through-traffic, especially in terms of trucks, along Henri-Bourassa and Pie-IX boulevards and protection and enhancement of the natural areas of the Coulée verte du ruisseau De Montigny ecoterritory.

Other interventions may also be considered, including:

• Build an urban boulevard in the axis of the Louis-H.-LaFontaine corridor (part of a Detailed Planning Area), including the construction of a toll bridge with a capacity similar to the Lachapelle and Ahuntsic bridges. This intervention would integrate a public transportation corridor and a bikeway link, as well as a park-and-ride upstream from the congestion.