Bonaventure Autoroute to be transformed into urban boulevard
CTV
The Bonaventure Autoroute will be transformed into an urban boulevard along the St. Lawrence River, allowing space for pedestrian paths, bike routes, and scenic areas. In a plan which has yet to be announced publically, the federal company in charge of the road has confirmed it plans to introduce traffic-calming measures over the next six years.
The Bonaventure Autoroute will be transformed into an urban boulevard along the St. Lawrence River, allowing space for pedestrian paths, bike routes, and scenic areas.
In a plan that has yet to be announced publically, the federal company in charge of the road has confirmed it plans to introduce traffic-calming measures over the next six years.
When it's completed, the new boulevard will be set back a distance from the water to allow residents to cycle, walk, and sit nearby.
It's expected to be a significant departure from the current layout of the road, according to Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc. spokesperson Nathalie Lessard.
She called the existing six-lane expressway an "ocean of asphalt and concrete along the St. Lawrence River."
Being that the project has not yet been announced, Lessard stopped short of providing a projected cost.
She says the organization is still studying possible layouts for its bicycle and scooter paths -- adding it's a question of predicting the future of personal transit.
