An urban promenade will be created by December on avenue Pierre-Dupuy, in Cité-du-Havre, near the Bickerdike terminal of the Port of Montreal. This 2.5 million project will include a pedestrian path and a bicycle repair station.
This was announced on Tuesday by the Montreal Port Authority (MPA). The City has been working in this sector for several months on the transformation into a linear park of the bank of the Saint-Laurent, which currently hosts the Bonaventure highway, as well as the creation of a district of at least 7,600 housing units in the Bridge- Bonaventure.
In April, the APM mentioned a project “in the pipeline” on Avenue Pierre-Dupuy, this strip of land where Habitat 67 is located and which should accommodate hundreds of new housing units as part of the Bridge-Bonaventure development. . It was then said that they wanted to “greatly improve the infrastructure to beautify the area and highlight the port”.
In addition to a path for pedestrians, the future site includes, among other things, a railing, street furniture and a bicycle repair station. Tree plantings are also planned, but it is still unclear how many are planned.
The stated aim is to offer visitors “a relaxation space with a privileged view of the port facilities”, maintains the APM. The promenade will be named after the Bickerdike terminal, which daily receives ships serving the Newfoundland and Magdalen Islands sectors.
Several information panels will also be installed on the promenade to “document the history and evolution of the surrounding urban landscape”, but also on “the industrial heritage of the sector”, says the port administration.
Restore access to the river
Ultimately, everything will “improve the urban space near our facilities,” underlined Tuesday the interim CEO of the APM, Geneviève Deschamps. “This project is part of a long-term vision of improving the city-port interface and developing harmonious relations between the Port of Montreal and the neighboring community that we consulted,” she added.
The mayor of Montreal, Valérie Plante, for her part, underlined that the development of the promenade “is directly in line with the vision of the City of Montreal for the Bridge-Bonaventure sector”, her administration often reiterating its desire to restore their river to Montrealers.
“This project will not only improve the active travel experience in the area, but will also offer new views of the river,” she said.
The work, estimated at 2.5 million, was officially launched a few days ago. They will continue until the beginning of December 2023. Tree planting and finishing work will take place in spring 2024, says the APM.
With Philippe Teisceira-Lessard