Construction of the Lacordaire station
Excavation work starting in February 2025
The excavation phase for the future Lacordaire station will require the complete closure of a part of Jean-Talon Street, east of Lacordaire Boulevard. Click the Impact on local residents tab to learn more.
- Construction site summary
- Impact on customer trips
- Impact on local residents
- Learn more about the project
- Onglet 5
Construction site summary
As part of the Blue line project, this worksite involves building a new accessible métro station with one entrance building. The entire extension is expected to be commissioned in 2031.
Start of work : Preliminary work is underway since late October 2024. Excavation will start in February 2025.
Description of the work : Construction of new surface-level and underground infrastructure.
*Please note that the station name is tentative.
parlons·en
Public information session - Lacordaire sector
An information session was held on January 28, 2025, to inform residents about the métro infrastructures being built in your area, how the worksite will be set up, and what happens next.
Documentation to come
Stay informed
Stay informed of the project’s progress and other events by signing up for the electronic newsletter.
Impact on customer trips
Due to the start of construction on the new Pie-IX, Viau and Langelier métro stations, buses 141 and 372 have been rerouted onto Bélanger Street between 19th Avenue and Des Halles Street since October 28, 2024. A reserved lane has been set up on Bélanger to facilitate mobility during the work.
Learn more about the impact on bus service during the Blue Line extension work
Impact on bus service - Lacordaire sector
Bus stops for lines 141 and 372 on Jean‑Talon Street have been relocated on Bélanger Street since October 28, 2024.
Some stops on Lacordaire Boulevard will also be temporarily canceled or relocated during the preliminary work to set up the site in fall 2024 and January 2025.
Bus stops for lines 141 and 372 on Jean‑Talon Street have been relocated on Bélanger Street since October 28, 2024.
When excavation starts on February 3, 2025 :
- Bus stops for line 32 at the corner of Jean-Talon (stops 54968 northbound and 54970 southbound) will be canceled.
- The 131 northbound bus stop at Lacordaire/Du Mans (60588) will also be cancelled.
Impact on local residents
Late January : Temporary lane closures on Lacordaire Boulevard
We will need to expand the worksite area on the Lacordaire side in February, and this will require demolishing the central median. This work will begin on January 20 and will be completed during the week of January 27. Lacordaire will remain open to traffic in both directions during this time. However, one lane will be closed in each direction between Jean‑Talon and Du Mans.
Preliminary work
Most of the preparatory work announced for the Lacordaire area is now close to being completed.
Remaining work to be completed before the excavation phase in February 2025 :
- Work began in the week of December 2, 2024 in a section of Ladauversière Park to prepare the site for the excavation work needed to build an emergency exit for the future métro station.
- Work began in the week of November 25, 2024 near the main worksite area, resulting in the removal of a lane on Jean‑Talon and one on Lacordaire along the worksite perimeter. The configuration will remain the same until the excavation begins.
Coming in February 2025 - Excavation work for the future metro station
All of this work had to be done before we can begin excavating the main project site for the construction of the new Lacordaire métro station. That excavation phase will begin in the week of February 3, 2025, resulting in some changes in local travel patterns.
Part of Jean-Talon Street will be completely closed to traffic east of the intersection with Lacordaire Boulevard, as crews need to expand the worksite.
What to expect when the work begins in the week of February 3, 2025 :
Pedestrian traffic
- Sidewalks will be closed along the worksite on the north side of Jean‑Talon Street and the east side of Lacordaire Boulevard. Walkways will be installed to allow pedestrians to get around the worksite safely.
Car traffic
- A section of Jean‑Talon Street will be completely closed to traffic east of the intersection with Lacordaire Boulevard.
- Jean-Talon will remain open to traffic both east and west of the worksite.
- On Lacordaire, one lane will remain open in each direction along the worksite perimeter.
- Du Mans Street will become one-way westbound betweenDu Hautbois and Lacordaire.
Good to know
- Access to businesses and residences will be maintained at all times.
- Signage will be posted to direct pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.
- Worksite trucks will take Lacordaire, Jean‑Talon and Langelier.
- Appropriate mitigation measures will be put in place to reduce the impact on local residents, including noise walls around the worksite perimeter.
Join your local good neighbour committee!
Do you live near the future Lacordaire station or de la Villanelle auxiliary building and want to have your say in how the Lacordaire worksite will fit into your neighbourhood this winter?
A good neighbour committee will be set up in the coming months as a space for dialogue between the STM and the local community. We’re currently looking for people who live in the area to join the committee and represent local residents at a few meetings per year.
The committee’s purpose is to:
- Provide information and outline the different phases of the project.
- Start a dialogue between residents and project representatives that will continue throughout the work.
- Discuss how the impact of the work will be managed so that resident members can share this information with their local community.
- Understand the concerns residents have about the work and find solutions together.
- Allow local residents to make suggestions on specific topics chosen by the project office.
Write to us to apply or to find out more.
* Please note that the station name is tentative.
Learn more about the project
let's chat
Public participation
Information sessions, talks, activities, good neighbour committees: our team wants to meet you!
Coming soon : Information booth at Le Boulevard Shopping Centre
When :
- Thursday, February 13, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Friday, February 28, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Where : Inside the shopping mall across from Urban Planet
Come see us to chat with our team and ask your questions about the blue line extension project. We look forward to meeting you!
In the coming months, we’ll be starting excavation work to make way for new infrastructure for the Blue line project.
The excavation method will vary depending on the type of work being done. The surface excavation work will involve controlled microblasting, whereas most of the excavation for the underground tunnel will be done using a tunnel boring machine, or TBM. At both types of worksites, there will also be some mechanical excavation. The vibrations produced by the different excavation methods will be measured on an ongoing basis using seismographs. These devices will be installed at various points throughout the excavation zones and will be used to continuously monitor the vibration levels and make sure they fall within legal limits.
Essential preventive measures
To prepare for upcoming excavation work, the STM has tasked ABS with inspecting buildings that meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Located within 75 metres of any surface-level excavation work
- Located within 30 metres of the tunnel axis
The inspections will serve to compile an inventory of the structures surrounding the worksites for the Blue line project. The findings of the inspections will also be used to establish the maximum vibration levels for each site. Although these inspections are a precautionary measure, they are essential in the unlikely event that the work causes any damage.
As a further precaution, any building within 100 metres of a worksite where there will be microblasting will receive a carbon monoxide detector a few weeks before the excavation work starts.
Each building inspection lasts approximately 15 to 30 minutes. Photos are taken of the building interior and exterior. The photos are mostly close-ups of the foundations, walls, ceilings, and floors and serve to document the building’s condition prior to the start of the excavation work.
The pre-construction inspection is a common precautionary measure for major construction sites. It protects you in the unlikely event that your property suffers any damage during work on the Blue line project.
Controlled microblasting is used on several major STM worksites, depending on the type of rock to be excavated. To learn more, watch the video in the FAQ section of our Blue line project page.
In the fall of 2024 and 2025, urban forestry work will take place around the Blue line project worksites. Trees that interfere with the construction sites will be protected, replanted, or cut down. Our team of forest engineers, landscape architects, urban planners, and sustainable development experts has carefully planned these interventions to preserve as many trees as possible.
The goal is to replant the trees wherever possible. Soverdi, the not-for-profit organization overseeing the replanting process, will monitor and care for the trees after they are transplanted to ensure their survival. Trees that can’t be replanted due to their size or condition will be recycled into wood chips, firewood or compost depending on the quality of the wood. The health and species of the trees will also help determine which ones need to be cut down, based on whether they are diseased, subject to borer infestations, or invasive, among other factors.
On the Lacordaire site, some trees on the current worksite and in Ladauversière Park will be removed. In Ladauversière Park, Interventions remain limited, only a few trees will need to be removed, for the upcoming construction of an emergency exit for the future métro station.
Reforestation after the work
Ultimately, Blue line project sites will be revegetated and several hundred new trees planted, for a stronger, healthier canopy. For every tree replanted or cut down, we will plant more than two in their place.
The work involved relocating urban public utilities, giving us free rein to begin the massive excavation that will be needed to build the new métro station. The utilities that needed to be relocated included water pipes, sewers and underground conduits and cabling.
Before the preparatory work, the project team prepared informative video clips. Watch these clips to learn more about the project:
Clip 1: Description of the work (in French) on YouTube
Clip 2: Mitigation measures (in French) on YouTube
Yes. When we conduct the mass excavation to build the new métro station entrance building, the land will be decontaminated in compliance with current environmental standards.
Made up of citizens interested in representing their community, the purpose of the committee is to:
- Promote dialogue between citizens and the STM during the work
- Share information regarding the progress of the work and next steps with citizens
- Listen to the concerns of citizens during the work and find solutions together
More about the Blue line project
Contenu de l'onglet 5
The project in images
The entrance building will be built on the lot at the north-east corner of the intersection
2022-2022 : Work at this intersection involved relocating urban public utilities, giving us free rein to begin the massive excavation that will be needed to build the new métro station.
We are digging about six meters into the ground to move the utilities, which include water pipes, sewers and underground conduits and cabling
Site of the future Lacordaire station (working name) at the corner of Jean-Talon street and Lacordaire Boulevard
The Blue line project follows in the wake of the Déclaration du gouvernement du Québec et de la Ville de Montréal to revitalize Montréal East. Many projects are underway to give a new impetus to this sector. Increased mobility, economic development, and improved living environments are at the heart of this ambitious project. For more information, see Québec.ca/RevitalisationEstMontreal (in French only).