Freight transportation is the key link in the business supply chain and in the distribution of consumer goods.

The Plan aims to support Montréal's competitiveness and attractiveness, by providing conditions that are conducive to new investments. In light of this, the City recognizes the efficiency of transportation links in reinforcing economic activity through the consolidation of employment areas.

The Autoroute Métropolitaine, which has serious congestion problems, is the only east-west corridor that crosses the island of Montréal. The other components of the expressway network are also heavily used. Any incident that disrupts the traffic flow causes major delays and affects the delivery of goods. Congestion along these corridors leads to heavier use of the local road network, inducing additional nuisances in some more sensitive areas. This problem is also amplified by the discontinuity of the municipal road network in certain places.

The City recommends actions pertaining to both the municipal and Québec road network in order to consolidate employment areas and regenerate large underused sites, especially in the Detailed Planning Areas (see Chapter 4).

Implementation measures

• Support the main actions proposed for freight transportation (see Map 2.2.3) :
  • Repair and optimize the Autoroute Métropolitaine.
  • Design an urban boulevard in the Notre-Dame East corridor.
  • Redesign the Dorval and Turcot interchanges.
  • Redesign the service roads along Autoroute 40 and the Autoroute 40/Morgan interchange.
  • Convert Côte-de-Liesse between the Dorval and Décarie interchanges into an urban boulevard.
  • Complete Marien and Maurice-Duplessis.
  • Add a service road along Autoroute 15 in the Jean-Pratt corridor.
  • Extend Cavendish (precise route to be determined).
  • Extend Rodolphe-Forget (precise route to be determined).
  • Extend Autoroute 25 or develop an urban boulevard in the Louis-H.-LaFontaine corridor (currently under study).