Yellow-striped bollards to narrow the road appeared Thursday at the intersection of rue de Rouen and rue Parthenais, in the Center-Sud district, where little Maria Legenkivska, 7, died on Tuesday under the wheels of a speeder who fled after the collision.
The Mayor of Montreal, Valérie Plante, announced in a press release three new measures, implemented quickly following the tragedy:
- Oversize stop signs on Parthenais Street on the north approach to the De Rouen Street intersection;
- Narrowing of the roadway on Parthenais at the north and south approaches to the intersections of rue de Rouen and rue Larivière, in order to limit the flow and speed of vehicles;
- Enhanced police presence.
“Other measures could be deployed over the next few weeks and months,” said the press release issued by the borough of Ville-Marie, including Ms.me Plante is also the mayor.
“Securing the Centre-Sud district is particularly important given the high traffic pressure, and I am happy to confirm that as of today, additional security measures will be visible and will be added to the actions taken and planned in the sector”, said M.me Plant in the release.
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A little earlier, at the city council, the mayor defended the actions taken by her administration to make the city safer for pedestrians.
The borough of Ville-Marie indicates that it has already secured 98 intersections with projections on its territory, for a total of 225 projections, 27 street sections with narrowing bollards, 10 streets with complete redevelopments, including De Rouen, Parthenais, d’Iberville and Coupal.
“In particular, the closure of rue De Rouen between Du Havre and avenue Gascon has made it possible to secure travel between a paddling pool, community gardens and recreational facilities for families”, indicates the borough.
It is added that, in Centre-Sud, permanent speed bumps have been installed on 11 streets in recent weeks, notably on Wurtele, Hogan, Montgomery, Dorion and Wolfe streets.
In addition, the borough points out that several streets will be redeveloped “according to the guidelines of sustainable and safe mobility”, in particular rue Berthier, Fullum, Frontenac and Larivière.