Éric Alan Caldwell

By Joel Ceausu
The Suburban

New reserved bus lanes have been approved by the city’s executive committee.

The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is introducing three new reserved lanes on sections of Papineau (Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Villeray), Notre-Dame West (Lachine, Sud-Ouest and Montreal West), and Ray-Lawson (Anjou). Reserved lanes will also be added to sections of existing routes on Saint-Laurent (Ahuntsic-Cartierville) and Jarry (Villeray).

“The STM is working with the boroughs and towns concerned to carefully plan the introduction of the reserved lanes, with a view to improving the performance of its bus network,” said STM chair Éric Alan Caldwell.

The reserved lane on Notre-Dame Street West, at the junction of the Lachine and Sud-Ouest boroughs and the town of Montreal West, will be extended on both sides of Saint-Pierre Street. A new reserved lane for buses, taxis and bicycles will also be set up between Saint-Joseph Boulevard and Saint-Pierre Street. Once in service, it will operate Monday to Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. eastbound, and from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. westbound. A new reserved lane for buses and taxis will be set up between Saint-Pierre and de la Berge-du-Canal, in operation Monday to Friday, from 3.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., westbound only. Finally, a modification to the hours of operation of the section of reserved lane for buses and taxis already in operation on Notre-Dame Street West between Saint-Pierre and Pullman eastbound will also take place in 2024. It will now operate between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

For more information visit https://www.stm.info/en/about/major_projects/major-bus-projects/reserved-lanes-network n