New bridge to open soon
The inbound side of the new bridge is to open June 24 and the outbound side on July 1. No mention of a ceremonial opening walk, which is disappointing.
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Raymond Lutz 09:50 on 2019-06-17 Permalink
In the good old days, une messe spéciale aurait été dite sur les lieux (avec un évêques ou un cardinal) et le pont béni 😎
Kate 10:11 on 2019-06-17 Permalink
I know! Like the famous photo from the launch of the Montreal metro, with Cardinal Léger included in the small crowd:
Thomas H 11:29 on 2019-06-17 Permalink
Final cost of the project: ~1,050$ for every person in the metropolitan area (4.2$ billion total).
Hope you all are planning many trips to Vermont and the Eastern Townships! You paid for it, you deserve it…
Kate 11:39 on 2019-06-17 Permalink
I was looking forward to a mass walk because otherwise it will be a long time before I see it up close.
Clément 11:46 on 2019-06-17 Permalink
@Thomas H: Except that it’s paid for by the federal government AND there won’t be a toll. It means that everyone in Canada is paying for it. So 4.2 $B / 37 M is about 114$ per Canadian. Still a lot of money though!
We should be much more appalled about the CAQ project to build a NEW bridge in Quebec city, for about the same cost (probably 4$B) to serve a few 1000 commuters, paid for by provincial taxpayers only. All while using funding that could be used for much needed public transit in Montreal and Quebec.
Thomas H 12:21 on 2019-06-17 Permalink
Kate: Agreed! Huge missed opportunity. Though the article does mention a “cérémonie d’ouverture officielle” on June 28. Anyone know whether the public may attend/walk on the bridge.
Clément: Also agreed… Non au 3e lien! I’m a realist about roads: I realize that they are needed, if nothing else, to move goods in and out of the city. Nonetheless, your 114$ figure really does highlight how expensive our road subsides are. For the same cost we could pay for 3 years of STM operations that move 2,000,000 passengers per day versus 159,000 (mostly private) vehicles per day. An entire transit system versus one bridge…
Faiz Imam 12:43 on 2019-06-17 Permalink
Apparently there will be an official opening ceremony June 28th. Not sure what that entails though.
DeWolf 13:02 on 2019-06-17 Permalink
The new bridge includes an “accessible multi-use path for pedestrians and cyclists.” You’ll be able to walk across anytime you want.
http://www.newchamplain.ca/project/presentation/
Kate 13:07 on 2019-06-17 Permalink
Not the same as a mass public walk, though
Faiz Imam 13:56 on 2019-06-17 Permalink
Also, from what I understood, the path won’t be open for months, it’s only ready once most of the construction on the ends gets cleaned up.
Blork 14:00 on 2019-06-17 Permalink
I heard not before September for the Ped path (maybe even October).
Faiz Imam 14:05 on 2019-06-17 Permalink
The Gazette’s Jason Madger made a pretty good video of his tour of the bridge. A lot of basic info and shots.
Its on Facebook, but you do not have to log in to view it:
https://www.facebook.com/montrealgazette/videos/611275516049606/