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The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) has just commissioned elevators in Outremont and Place-Saint-Henri stations, making them the 28th and 29th universally accessible stations in the métro network.
Says Éric Alan Caldwell, chair of the STM’s board of directors, “The STM wants to invest $1 billion in the next 10 years to make its infrastructure accessible. That’s based on our latest capital expenditures program, which outlines our investment needs. Our goal is to keep working toward universal accessibility across all our operations. The STM wants to make the métro network accessible for all its customers.”
Outremont station
For the major renovations at Outremont station, which got underway in January 2021, three elevators, a new natural ventilation shaft, and a staircase were installed.
Outside the station, the regreening and final landscaping work is on pause for the winter. All of the work will be completed in spring 2025.
Strates, a new artwork by new Josée Pedneault, will be installed in the station in the coming weeks.
The Outremont elevator installation and station refurbishment cost $53 million.
On the picture: Mindy Pollack, Outremont councillor, Caroline Braun, Outremont councillor, Valérie Patreau, Outremont councillor, Laurent Desbois, Outremont mayor, et Laurence Parent, vice-president of STM's Board
Crédits photos: Julien Perron-Gagné
Place-Saint-Henri station
For the work at Place-Saint-Henri station, which got underway at the end of 2020, two elevators were installed, two new entrance buildings went in to replace the two secondary, below-grade entrances, and Saint-Henri Square was remodelled, with new landscaping and new street furniture.
The elevator installation, new entrance building construction, and exterior remodelling at Place-Saint-Henri station cost a total of $39 million.
Other Universal Accessibility worksites
Work is ongoing at three other stations: Atwater, Berri-UQAM (Yellow line), and Édouard-Montpetit.
The Universal Accessibility program is made possible through federal and provincial government funding dedicated to accelerating universal accessibility projects. Since launching its accessibility program in 2016, the STM has more than quadrupled the number of accessible stations in the métro network, taking the total from 7 to 29.
However, since a new phase of the program hasn’t been included in the Quebec Infrastructure Plan since 2019, and given its lack of resources for asset maintenance, the STM won’t be able to invest in any new universal accessibility projects for the métro network in the short or medium term.