There are some safety concerns for transit users in Dorval, who need to walk through the tunnel linking the bus and train stations.
The tunnel was damaged by the summer flooding, causing electricity to be cut.
Generators have been set up and temporary lights put in, but some passengers still feel unsafe at one of the busiest transit hubs in Montreal’s West Island.
“We’re saying that it’s not okay at all,” said Dorval Mayor Marc Doret. “There needs to be some more lighting, temporary lighting inside because it’s dark, it’s damp, and it’s just not comfortable to be down there.”
He added that the fact that some homeless people gather and even sleep in the tunnel compounds the problem.
The tunnel is jointly owned and operated by the STM, Exo and the city, but it’s the STM that controls the lights.
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