Work to begin at Lucien-L’Allier
Work will begin on Monday at the Lucien L’Allier Exo train depot and continue for one year. There’s a sketch of how the platforms are meant to look when it’s completed; meantime, passengers will connect to trains at Parc or Vendôme metro stations, or the Montreal West train stop.
GC 16:54 on 2024-03-29 Permalink
I haven’t ridden that often, but a little bit of shelter seems like a good idea.
bob 17:08 on 2024-03-29 Permalink
A year. It took a year to build the Empire State Building.
Kate 17:48 on 2024-03-29 Permalink
Two things: as far as I know, the ESB was a new project, it wasn’t a retrofit, with all the constraints involved. And also, standards for worker safety were nothing like they are now, which is a factor it’s easy to forget when considering how quickly certain older projects were able to materialize.
Blork 17:57 on 2024-03-29 Permalink
Presumably they’re going to scrape it down to the bare bones and rebuild everything, including the tracks and track beds. At least I hope so, if they’re scheduling a year for the work! And yes, putting in shelters is a very good idea.
P 01:01 on 2024-03-30 Permalink
I can appreciate that there is probably more to the project, structurally/infrastructurally, than we can imagine. But a full year just does not sit right with me. Constructing the Empire State Building is probably not a great way of comparing it, but reserving an entire year for even a total rebuild of that space is just so… indulgent.
Kate 10:45 on 2024-03-30 Permalink
Maybe there are stages they have to do at certain points? They may not be working flat out the whole time. You have to let concrete dry.
qatzelok 20:49 on 2024-03-30 Permalink
I’m disappointed that this project wasn’t delayed until AFTER the new West Island REM is completed in a year or so, thus allowing commuters to make other arrangements to go directly downtown.