The work carried out includes the following: 

• Installation of 8 curb extensions (bulb-outs) 
• Raising of 3 pedestrian crossings and 2 intersections 
• Installation of 30 speed bumps 
• Work on 1.6 km of sidewalks 

Awareness campaign 

Alongside carrying out this work, Saint-Laurent is continuing its campaign to raise awareness among motorists with traffic signs on residential streets around schools. Taking the shape of a student holding a placard that reads “Attention à nos enfants!” (“Watch out for our children!”), these signs represent an awareness measure that has proved effective for the last two years. 

As has been the case for a few years now, Saint-Laurent is also conducting an awareness campaign around its schools in collaboration with the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), the Centre de services scolaires Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the English Montreal School Board. 

The aim of this campaign is to encourage all those who travel in school zones – children and their parents, motorists, pedestrians and cyclists – to adopt safe behaviours when doing so. To achieve this goal, the partners have created various tools to raise awareness, including brochures that are handed out by the police teams from the SPVM’s poste de quartier 7 in front of approximately 15 schools in Saint-Laurent.