LONGUEUIL – Anusiree Nath is a Montrealer who is studying to be a nurse and is planning to move to Longueuil.
She’s worried about the lack of access to the South Shore – especially with the latest news that the metro’s yellow line will be down for 25 weekends next year.
“I’ll be concerned every two weekends, I don’t know how I’ll be able to go to work,” she said.
She’s angered by the fact that her commute times could increase as Montreal transportation officials reroute public transit via supplemental buses.
With the recent lane closures on the Champlain Bridge, the transit situation for South Shore residents could be rocky in 2014.
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“I guess it’s not a good idea, since there’s the Champlain Bridge being closed all the time,” said Frederic Lanthier, who uses the train.
Water is leaking through cement in the tunnel that dates from its construction in 1967.
STM officials say that the areas between the Old Montreal river bank and Parc Jean Drapeau.
About 30,000 passengers use the line per weekday out of Longueuil, with about 11,600 on Saturday and 7,800 on Sunday.
Officialsn said that yellow line service will not be interrupted during the festival season and they hope supplemental buses will ease snags on the weekends.
“Travelling time will be slightly longer, it will cost more money to us,” said STM Director Carl Desrosiers.
When asked if users could get refunds for not receiving metro service during this time, Desrosiers said they wouldn’t.
Another issue on the horizon: what will rate hikes look like in the future?
Newly appointed STM President Philippe Schnobb, said that the agency is “looking at every option.”
While he wouldn’t specify what is being decided, he added that “in the next few weeks we’ll be able to table the new fares.”
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