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“I hope that we will not wait half an hour to take a bus. Meanwhile, »Assid Usague of the Metropolitan Express Network (REM). Therefore, Elaine Richer sums up the concern shared by many people as the light train closed this summer.
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From early July to mid-August. Nevertheless, the light train will be completely closed to prepare for the arrival of two new branches in the fall. For example, A real headache promises to be for users. For example, who are already afraid of failures with the spare shuttles between the South Shore and Montreal.
“We have to rem closed this summer | be able to have fast service and. Therefore, above all, that it is the last time that we are imposed on a stop for so long,” notes Elaine Richer.
Same story of Véronique Boudreau. Meanwhile, resident of Brossard, who uses the light train daily to go to work, in downtown Montreal. In addition, “Our apprehension is that the spare network is not really reliable. Similarly, We are already told to provide other options, to carpool. Nevertheless, It looks bad, ”she says.
The two users agree that REM is a good project, but that it has not fulfilled all expectations. Similarly, “We have hope. In addition, as it is less filled in summer, that it works better, but it remains to be seen,” says Mr.me Richer.
Already at the end of the weekend for several months. rem closed this summer | Therefore, the REM-South-South-South antenna will have to be completely closed from July 5 to August 17, in order to migrate the western and northern antennas of the light train and continue the dynamic tests.
Many mitigation measures will be implemented. The Longueuil transport network (RTL) will maintain a regular frequency – rather than the summer schedule – on several. bus lines connecting the REM stations to Terminus Longueuil.
We can also move between the REM stations thanks to lines 38 and 47 of the RTL. This will finally offer the 722 shuttle between the Panama terminus. the city center of Montreal, as well as the T72 collective taxi between Panama and Île-des-Sœurs.
The Montreal Transport Company (STM) will have shuttle 568 in Île-des-Sœurs. Exo. finally, will retain its reductions to the Longueuil and Angrignon metro rem closed this summer | stations this summer on several lines, to facilitate travel to Montreal.
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New reserved routes
“No one claims that there will be no waiting. It will inevitably be longer. but we do everything in our possible to reduce the waiting time as much as possible, “said the director of operating management and equipment in the Regional Metropolitan Transport Authority (ARTM), Philippe Dubé.
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Attenuation measures like shuttles will be implemented during the closure of the REM rivet-south antenna.
The shuttles will be free, but users are recommended to rem closed this summer | have their title to pass to the metro. They will spend every 2 minutes in a point, and every 4 minutes the rest of the day. “We are targeting a high frequency, but we must keep in mind that a REM row moves 600 people. A full bus is 60. So for a train start at 4 minutes at a point, it takes 10 buses, ”nuance Mr. Dubé.
In addition to the shoulder on the Samuel-de Champlain deck. which can be used by buses, the artm will implement reserved tracks on four “critical” sections during the closure of the REM. These are Robert-Bourassa, Saint-Antoine and Saint-Jacques axes, as well as Highway 10 upstream from the bridge.
We will also have police officers present at certain more. busy intersections who will be there to promote the passage rem closed this summer | of the buses.
Philippe Dubé, director of operating and equipment management at the ArtM
Véronique Boudreau, she only asks to be convinced. “Even if the buses leave frequently. I don’t want to be the 500e In the queue to wait, then wait 45 minutes before leaving. I can’t take two hours to go to work, ”she says.
“The first week, I plan to go to the Longueuil metro by bus. It’s longer as a journey, but at least I know that it will go. Then. if not, the last option, it will really be to take my car, even if it comes with unnecessary management of parking, ”adds the Usagère.
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Not possible to do otherwise
At CDPQ INFRA. a subsidiary of rem closed this summer | the deposit box which manages the REM, we argue that a summer closure was simply inevitable.
“It is impossible for our operator to transport users during these tests according to the international standards in force. in particular in terms of user safety”, justifies a spokesperson for CDPQ INFRA, Francis Labbé, qualifying this kind of interruption of “normal process in the context of projects to extend metro lines or light systems on rails” as the REM.
Until “a dozen news agents” will be deployed every day around the stations, says Labbé. REM spare solutions will also be published on travel planners such as Chrono. Transit or Google Mapswith a local information campaign and on social networks.
CDPQ INFRA is still targeting October 2025 for the opening of two-mountain antennas and Anse-à-l’Orme, but uncertainty continues to grow. rem closed this summer | The press reported at the beginning of June that this schedule is still possible for the Deux-Montagnes section. but less and less realistic for that leading to Anse-à-l’orme.
According to our information. the manufacturer of the light train, the Nouvlr consortium, would still have certain technical “deficiencies” to be corrected on the Anse-à-l’Orme branch, which prevents the progress of the tests as quickly as you would like. Failures have also been observed in terms of signaling, power supply, in addition to delivery delays for certain equipment.
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