In an effort to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists, the City of Montreal is planning to make long-awaited changes to the St-Pierre interchange in LaSalle.
For years, residents in the area have criticized the interchange as being dangerously unsafe.
According to provincial data, 81,000 vehicles use this transportation hub every day. Over the last 12 years, three people have been killed in accidents at the interchange.
In memory of cyclists who lost their lives, two ghost bikes were placed as a sombre reminder of the dangers present at the major junction. In 2017, a woman in her 80s was fatally hit by a truck.
The city recorded 66 car collisions with pedestrians and cyclists between 2016 and 2020.
At the intersection of St-Pierre and Notre-Dame Street West, considered a particularly dangerous section of the interchange, cyclists have to cross two highway entrances to reach the bike path. Residents …