The EBN extends into Ville-Marie
The Express Bike Network (EBN) extends onto Rue Saint-Antoine, between Rue Guy and Rue du Square-Victoria. A bidirectional bike path will connect the existing Viger/Saint-Antoine/Saint-Jacques EBN bike lanes in downtown and Le Sud-Ouest.
Everything you need to Know about the project
When?
- Start of work: May 2024
- End of work: Fall 2024
Where?
- On Rue Saint-Antoine, between Rue Guy and Rue du Square-Victoria.
- Within the Square-Victoria perimeter, between Avenue Viger and Rue Notre-Dame.
What?
- A bidirectional bike path on the south side of Rue Saint-Antoine
- One-way north-bound and south-bound bike lanes on Rue du Square-Victoria and Rue McGill, between Avenue Viger and Rue Notre-Dame
- A buffer zone between parking lanes and bike paths to prevent accidents caused by opening car doors
- Bike lane and roadway markings
- Areas for planting trees and plants
- Concrete curbs at intersections to make travel safer
- Traffic lights adjusted to cyclists’ crossing
- Bus drop offs on Rue McGill
- A northbound landing stage on Rue du Square-Victoria
Why?
- Unite the existing bike network in downtown for long-distance cycling and the most direct possible access to major institutions such as the Bell Centre and Place Bonaventure
- Provide a safe and efficient bike link
Traffic and car parking
After the work in 2024, several changes are in store:
- Traffic lane removed on Rue Saint-Antoine, between Rue Guy and Rue du Square-Victoria as well as on Rue du Square-Victoria north and southbound
- One-way eastbound lane on Rue Saint-Antoine, between Boulevard Robert-Bourassa and Rue du Square-Victoria
- Some parking spaces removed at intersections to make travel safer
- Parking lane removed on Rue Saint-Antoine, between Rue Jean-D’Estrées and Boulevard Robert-Bourassa
- Parking lane removed on Rue McGill, between Rue Saint-Jacques and Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, to have protected bike lanes on both sides of the street
Future developments
The bidirectional path on Rue Saint-Antoine is a temporary measure that will allow cyclists to travel from west to east during the reconstruction work on Rue Saint-Jacques, between Rue Lucien-L’Allier and Boulevard Robert-Bourassa. This work will be carried out as part of the third phase of the Quartier des gares project (2025-2027). Afterwards, there are also plans to completely rebuild Rue Saint-Antoine, between Rue Guy and Boulevard Robert-Bourassa.
Eventually, the development of the EBN, between Rue Guy and Rue du Square-Victoria, will consist of a one-way bike path east on Rue Saint-Jacques and west on Rue Saint-Antoine. The option of keeping the bidirectional bike link between Rue Square-Victoria and Avenue Peel is under study.
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