Views of the mighty Lisette

La Presse has some views of the mighty Lisette boring machine and a discussion of what they might do with it after the blue line reaches Anjou.

With the REM station at Bois-Franc it makes so much sense now to extend the orange line to connect, but it’s impossible to predict what the government attitude to public transit will be like, when that day comes.

But now Laval wants a turn.

…Friday, I received an email from Sylvain Ouellet, a councillor in VSMPE, who’s agitating for a plan I hadn’t yet heard of: turn the eastern ends of the blue and green lines into a loop. He points out there’s only 2 km between Honoré‑Beaugrand and the future Anjou station, just as there’s only 2 km between Côte‑Vertu metro station and the REM station at Bois‑Franc.

But he also suggests extending that loop to scoop in more of the east end of the island.

A lot will depend on future governments, and some of this may only come about after another 30 years’ waffling.