Summary#
Montréal city council accepted Montréal-Nord borough’s offer to design and carry out work on streets in the city’s arterial road network during 2026. The decision uses the city’s charter to let the borough provide this service to the city; city staff say the goal is to support safer travel by adding speed humps.
- The work covers three speed humps: two on boulevard Albert-Brosseau, between avenue Drapeau and avenue Éthier, and one on avenue Jean-Meunier, between rue de Charleroi and rue d’Amos.
- Montréal-Nord borough will prepare the designs, launch a call for tenders, prepare the required decision summaries, award the construction contract, and manage and carry out the work.
- The work is to be done in 2026. A delay is allowed only in specific circumstances and requires approval from the city’s urban planning and mobility department (SUM).
What it means for you#
- People in Montréal-Nord: The decision enables the borough to proceed with the three listed speed humps. City staff describe the broader aim as calming traffic, including near schools, parks and on residential streets.
- Taxpayers: The borough must fund the projects on its territory, including internal labour and related expenses.
- City residents: This decision does not directly change traffic rules, taxes or residents’ rights.
Money#
The decision summary gives no cost estimate.
- Montréal-Nord borough will pay for the projects, internal labour and related expenses.
- The borough will run a call for tenders and award a construction contract, but no contract amount or number of bids is provided.
What is unclear#
- The materials do not give the project budget or the construction contract’s eventual price.
- They do not set out how the city or borough will measure whether the speed humps improve safety.
Case for#
- City staff say the borough has construction expertise and is best placed to do the work because the sites are within its territory.
- The decision assigns design, tendering and construction responsibilities to the borough, allowing the planned work to proceed in 2026.
Case against#
- The cost is not stated, so taxpayers cannot assess the projects’ expected expense from these materials.
- The materials do not provide evidence about the expected safety effects of the three speed humps.