Montreal city to add two bus stops

Summary#

Montréal city council accepted the Sud-Ouest borough’s offer to take charge of the tender process, contract award, construction and supervision for two new bus stops on rue Saint-Patrick. City staff say the goal is to improve bus service and access to transit.

  • The stops are at rue Eadie and avenue de l’Église, in the Sud-Ouest borough.
  • The city’s Service de l’urbanisme et de la mobilité (Urban Planning and Mobility Department) keeps responsibility for planning, design and coordination, and pays all project costs.
  • The borough will handle the steps needed to carry out the work. This decision does not itself award a construction contract.

What it means for you#

  • Transit users: The planned stops could shorten walking distances and improve access to transit, according to city staff. The decision does not guarantee those results.
  • People travelling near the sites: Planned work includes new sidewalks at both intersections, a bus shelter pad and changes to the cycling-path access at avenue de l’Église. At rue Eadie, a guardrail will be moved and repositioned; at avenue de l’Église, a railing may be moved temporarily and returned after construction.
  • Taxpayers: The department will pay the project’s costs from its budget. No payment amount is stated.

Money#

The work is covered by the Urban Planning and Mobility Department’s budget; the materials give no cost estimate.

  • The city summary says the project has no impact on the City’s financial framework. This does not mean the work has no cost.

What is unclear#

  • The final cost, winning contractor and exact construction schedule are not stated. The summary lists work as planned for June to October 2026.

Case for#

  • City staff say the stops could improve transit access, reduce walking distances and support more comfortable and safer travel. Having the department plan and fund the work while the borough carries it out assigns those tasks to named parts of the City administration.

Case against#

  • The decision gives no cost estimate or contract price, so the project’s total expense is not yet clear. It also divides responsibility between the department and borough, which may require coordination; the decision does not explain how that will be handled.