A few weeks ago, cyclists were enraged at the City of Montreal’s decision to close Circuit Gilles Villeneuve throughout the summer.
On Wednesday, their fight came to an end.
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The decision to keep the Île Notre-Dame racetrack open came down in a meeting held between the group running Parc Jean-Drapeau and a recently-formed advisory committee.
The committee represented multiple sports federations and thousands of cyclists who joined together in a Facebook group.
The track’s bike path will be accessible after Grand Prix weekend until Sept. 4. Some restrictions may arise during the construction and dismantling of large-scale events, but cyclists will be able to use the track for at least 40 days.
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According to Mayor Denis Coderre, the track was to be closed due to safety concerns from construction.
That construction work includes a 65,000-seat amphitheatre on Île Sainte-Hélène that would force events normally held there onto the neighbouring Île Notre-Dame.
No word yet on what will come of the construction project.
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