More room for active and public transit on Rue Saint-Urbain

Last updated March 12, 2025
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Starting this fall, Rue Saint-Urbain will be transformed to offer residents a newly configured shared road. With the addition of a reserved bus lane during peak morning hours and a protected bike path, travel on the road will be made safer and more efficient.

Once the work is completed, Rue Saint-Urbain will offer improved connectivity between institutions, parks, and the other active and public transit corridors, regardless of your mode of transport.

Everything you need to know about the project 

When

Start of work: June 2025 
End of work: December 2025

Where

On Rue Saint-Urbain between Avenue Bernard and Rue Milton (3 km)

What

  • Transformation of the bike lane into a protected bike path in the southbound direction.
  • Addition of a reserved bus lane during peak morning hours: Monday to Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the southbound direction.
  • Addition of bus platforms.
  • Relocation of reserved parking spaces on cross streets, notably for deliveries and for people with limited mobility.
  • Road marking and installation of bollards and concrete curbs.
  • Relocation of the bus stops, placing them after the intersections to make travel more efficient.
  • Upgrading of traffic lights.

Why

  • Improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians by helping ease traffic and making intersections safer.
  • Make public transit more efficient by improving the flow of traffic at peak morning hours.
  • Facilitate access to several establishments, including childcare centres, schools, stores and restaurants.
  • Ensure improved connectivity between the Plateau-Mont-Royal and downtown, year-round.
  • Ease car traffic.

Car traffic and parking

  • Removal of on-street parking on the west side of the street.
  • Transformation of a traffic lane into a reserved bus lane during peak morning hours from Monday to Friday. This lane will remain accessible to traffic for all vehicles outside of these peak morning hours.

The project on the whole

Phasing of work operations

Eventually, the sustainable mobility corridor will be developed on Rue Clark between Rue Jean-Talon and Avenue Bernard, and will extend, on Rue Saint-Urbain, all the way to Rue Saint-Antoine.
  • Corridor Saint-Urbain travaux

Obstructions and work

Please view the Obstructions and Construction Info to locate the obstructions required by the work sites related to this project.

Work notices

Information session

Missed or want to watch the May 1, 2025 information evening again? Watch it here:

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