Etiket: SRB
SRB Pie-IX: the contractor claims $72 million from the City of Montreal and the ARTM
The bill for the Pie-IX rapid bus service (SRB), inaugurated a year ago after several delays and cost overruns, could further increase. The contractor who carried out a large part…
The SRB, a passageway for a structuring network in the national capital
Following the obvious impasse surrounding the tramway project in Quebec, both on costs and on the risks of management without a consortium, I completely understand the government’s reservations, especially in…
Opinion – The SRB Pie-IX and the lure of the French language in Quebec
It’s not a day like any other, I’m taking public transit for the second time this year to get to work. I live in the Rosemont district and I teach…
The SRB Pie-IX will be extended to rue Notre-Dame
The City of Montreal is moving forward with the extension of the Service Rapide par Bus (SRB) Pie-IX between the Pie-IX metro station and rue Notre-Dame, although the project costs…
Extension of the SRB Pie-IX | A new call for tenders to deflate the bill
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) will announce on Monday that it is returning to a call for tenders to extend the rapid bus service (SRB) Pie-IX to Notre-Dame…
“Adjustment period” | The punctuality of the SRB Pie-IX affected by construction sites
A little over a month after its commissioning, the Pie-IX Bus Rapid Service (SRB) is still in an “adjustment period”, having notably experienced certain failures in bus punctuality due to…
Extension of the SRB to rue Notre-Dame | Montreal wants to quickly find “better prices”
Montreal assures that it is discussing with several suppliers in order to identify “better prices” to carry out the extension of the Pie-IX Bus Rapid Service (SRB) to Notre-Dame Street…
SRB Pie-IX | The symbol of our inaction
Ten transport ministers, 7 mayors of Montreal, 5 mayors of Laval… No, this is not a new version of the Green Mouse nursery rhyme. This is the number of elected…
Partial commissioning of the SRB Pie-IX on Monday
After years of waiting, the rapid service by bus (SRB) Pie-IX will largely come into service next Monday, with the exception of two stations which will not be accessible until…
SRB Pie-IX | Fifteen stations from Monday, a 30% faster service promised
Bus Rapid Service (SRB) will finally be a reality. About fifteen stations in this corridor of 11 kilometers of reserved bus lanes will be in service as of Monday. The…
The SRB Pie-IX will be put into service on November 7
Thirteen years after the announcement of the project, the Pie-IX Bus Rapid Service (SRB) will gradually come into service as of November 7, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM)…
The SRB Pie-IX “gradually” put into service from November 7
The Pie-IX SRB will be “gradually” put into service starting November 7, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) announced on Tuesday. This 11-kilometre corridor of reserved bus lanes, with…
Merchants on Boulevard Pie-IX relieved by the end of SRB work
After three years of horror undergoing the infernal work of the rapid bus service (SRB), merchants on Pie-IX Boulevard in Montreal North are finally breathing new life and want to…