Pie-IX: Street of many worksites
Pie-IX is a street of many worksites. From the reconstruction of the overpass at Henri‑Bourassa to the long years of building the SRB, businesses along Pie‑IX have endured difficulty – and soon the Pie‑IX bridge to Laval will have to be rebuilt too.
Thomas 12:00 on 2022-06-20 Permalink
Picturing the intersection of Henri-Bourassa and Pie-IX in my mind’s eye, I have no idea what the overpass being referred to could possibly be. As far as I know, that is a standard, at-grade intersection with traffic lights. Unless maybe there used to be an overpass there that was demolished before my time…?
Thomas 12:13 on 2022-06-20 Permalink
Yep, demolished in a few years ago apparently. Must have been crazy back in the day since the article refers to the former structure as an échangeur, which is usually used in the context of freeways.
Mark 12:33 on 2022-06-20 Permalink
Here’s what it looked like before the teardown in 2012-2013. Basically, Pix-IX went under HB, with a couple ramps to connect the two.
https://goo.gl/maps/o6HNHzBgypNw7ssJA
Spi 15:18 on 2022-06-20 Permalink
The Pie-IX bridge to Laval has been under construction for 2 years already, we’re closer to the end than the beginning at this point.
Thomas 17:30 on 2022-06-20 Permalink
Interesting to see the old configuration; if it was torn down in 2013 I would have just missed it. I suppose it’s better now, but it’s still a gigantic North American intersection best avoided unless you’re in a car.
But once the longest construction of two bus lanes in the history of the world is complete, hopefully the BRT service will prove to be a vector of development for Pie-IX.