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Universal accessibility work at Édouard-Montpetit station
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Édouard-Montpetit becomes the 31st station to be equipped with elevators!
Two elevators now connect street level to each platform, representing a tangible improvement for many users: people with disabilities, seniors, parents with strollers, and all passengers, who now enjoy easier and more comfortable access to the metro system.
The commissioning of these elevators marks the completion of accessibility work at Édouard-Montpetit station.
Project summary
Major work began on August 10, 2020 at Édouard-Montpetit station.
The goal of this was to install elevators at this Blue line station to allow everyone (e.g., customers with functional limitations, families with strollers, travellers) to get around.
Like all network stations, Édouard-Montpetit was not designed to be equipped with elevators when it was first built in the 1980s. Adding elevators to an existing building is a major challenge. Integrating this new equipment into an existing station involves a number of steps.
Description of the work: Elevator installation and reconstruction of entrance building façade
Impact on customer trips
The work is now over.
Impact on local residents
The work is now over.
Learn more about the project
Providing a universally-accessible public transit system is one of the STM’s strategic priorities. However, adding elevators to an existing building is a major challenge that requires a high degree of planning and will involve many steps.
Due to the specific architecture of Édouard-Montpetit station, expansion work were required on both platforms and the entrance building in front of the CEPSUM. This involved ground excavation and concrete work, to be carried out in multiple phases.
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The Accessibility program is made possible thanks to the additional funding announced by the federal and provincial governments to speed up universal accessibility work with the goal of having 30 accessible métro stations by 2025.