The agency managing Montreal’s Metro network is adding 14 new elevators to existing stations, which would bring the total number of wheelchair-accessible stations to 34 in five years, the agency revealed Tuesday.
It is investing more than $230 million into the infrastructure improvements on the transit network.
Also in the works, all of the city’s buses will be equipped with a front ramp by 2025.
The older buses are being steadily phased out and have a life cycle of about 16 years.
Key stations set to get elevator upgrades include the beginning and end of the Green Line and the Berri-UQAM transit hub, which connects the orange and green lines.
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One notable omission, according to Steven Laperriere of RAPLIQ, is the Yellow Line station at Longueuil, which he described as a “huge portion of South Shore transport.”
All of this is happening alongside accessibility plans at the Vendome Metro, which are slated for completion in 2019.
A public consultation is scheduled for Wednesday.
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