Henri-Bourassa

Work underway at Henri-Bourassa station

Project summary

We are currently working on creating a service tunnel, which will house various equipment and cabling. Although this area is not accessible to the public, the work is necessary to meet current network needs better. Also, we have completed the refurbishment of the Berri entrance.

Duration of the work: April 2018 to December 2020

Description of the work: Renovation work

Métro impacts: No

Bus impacts: No

Impact on customer trips

This project will have no impact on customer trips.

Partitions have already been installed on the platforms and elsewhere in the station. One of the staircases leading to the Côte-Vertu platform is partially closed. Also, one of the staircases leading to the Montmorency platform is completely closed but another is available.

Impact on local residents

This project will have no impact on local residents.

Learn more about the project

During the closure of the Berri entrance building, from April 1 to September 22, 2019, we refurbished the building’s structural slabs and roof and partially refurbished the staircases. Some wall finishes and floor coverings were replaced, the lighting was modernized and the new signage was installed. Some of the building’s windows were also replaced.

The work in the rest of the station will continue until December 2020. Among other things, we are working on creating a service tunnel, which will house various equipment and cabling. Although this area is not accessible to the public, the work is necessary to meet current network needs better.

This complex work requires a great deal of excavation. The duration of the work is attributed mainly to the fact that the work must be done at night, when the métro is not operational.

 
 

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The project in images

We are expanding a service tunnel that houses various equipment and cabling. To break up the rock, we pour a special type of concrete into the holes. It then expands, cracking the rock. This is what is going on behind the partitions that you see on the platforms.


  • When the Berri entrance building was closed, from April to September 2018, our workers have demolished and rebuilt its structural slab. We have also reconstructed the supporting structure of the staircases and are taking this opportunity to refurbish the roof.

  • We are expanding a service tunnel that houses various equipment and cabling. To break up the rock, we pour a special type of concrete into the holes. It then expands, cracking the rock. This is what is going on behind the partitions that you see on the platforms.

  • Construction work generates a lot of debris! Every night, we have to clear the wreckage out of the station. Since the work is happening below platform level, lifting equipment is required to remove the debris.

  • We move the rock out of the station using diesel-fueled work vehicles, as the tracks are not powered at night.

  • Twenty-four months after the start of construction, the work is well advanced and the tunnel is almost completely dug. An entire device must be put in place to support the tunnel ceiling.

This work is made possible through funding from the Ministère des Transports du Québec.

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