Road work at the Glen Campus
For ten years, the MUHC, the City of Montreal and the Quebec Ministry of Transport have been working together with the help of professionals to create an accessibility plan for the Glen Campus.
The guiding principle of this plan is to adequately serve the hospital while limiting the impact on the municipal road system; directing vehicles to highways; ensuring everyone’s safety; offering rapid routes while taking into account citizens’ needs; promoting active and public transportation; and ensuring the optimum and sustainable use of public funds.
The accessibility plan at a glance
- Construction of an off-ramp from Autoroute Décarie to Addington Street (work completed)
- Creation of an emergency access point from Glen Road (work completed)
- Deviation of Crowley Avenue (work completed)
To facilitate the widening of Décarie Boulevard as well as the reconstruction of the Canadian Pacific overpass, Décarie Boulevard will be closed between Crowley Avenue and De Maisonneuve Boulevard during the construction work. During this period, Crowley Avenue will be extended to reach Upper Lachine Road. Once construction on Décarie Boulevard is finished, the Crowley Avenue deviation will become permanent.
- Widening of Décarie Boulevard (spring - fall 2010)
To improve access to the Glen Campus, Décarie Boulevard will be widened into a two-way five-lane road. The first step in this expansion will be to relocate public utilities (cable, telephone, hydro, etc.) onto the Glen Campus. The street will then be reconstructed along with the sewers and the aquaduct.
- Reconstruction of CP railway overpass
In conjunction with the widening of Décarie Boulevard, it will be necessary to broaden the structure of the railway overpass and increase its vertical clearance. Following negotiations with Canadian Pacific on the technical elements, the overpass will also be modified to accommodate three railway tracks.
The MUHC is working closely with the Ministry of Transport to coordinate the road work with the construction of the Turcot interchange. Strategies to create site access via Saint-Jacques Street and to the highway in both the westbound and southbound directions are currently being finalized.
