Improvements to the Cycling Network – Planned Work
The safety of Townies is a priority for the elected officials of Mount Royal, and it is with this in mind that the Technical Services team has been mandated to evaluate and improve the entire Cité-jardin cycling network.
Upcoming projects
As announced by Mayor Peter Malouf at the April 2025 Council meeting, a number of improvements to ensure a safe cycling network will be carried out in 2025 and 2026.
In the near future, several projects will be launched to make the bike paths safer for bikes and scooters, better connected to the network of neighboring boroughs, and ultimately easier to use on a daily basis.
Explanatory video
The Technical Services Engineering team is proud to present its explanatory videoon the many worksites and projects that will be rolled out across the Town over the coming months. In it, you can discover the sites and hear our engineers' explanations, in particular about the solutions chosen to improve the safety of cyclists and pedestrians and the flow of traffic on the targeted arteries.
Work sites
Below are the sites where work will be carried out in 2025:
Marlboro/Eden Intersection – spring of 2025
A new route will be laid out as a shared lane to strengthen the link to the La Savane metro station, the Royalmount shopping centre, the cycle path connecting to Authier Street in the borough of St-Laurent and the existing cycle network on de La Savane Street in the borough of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. The work will involve adding signage and markings.
Graham Boulevard (between Glengarry and Lombard) – spring of 2025
Work to reconfigure the road markings will be carried out on the stretch between Glengarry Avenue and Connaught Park. A dedicated cycle lane along the pavements will be created for each direction. At various intersections, much more pronounced markings will remind motorists of the potential presence of bicycles.
Rockland Road (corner of Brookfield) – spring of 2025
Marking work is planned to make the Rockland Road crossing safer for both pedestrians and cyclists. In addition, on-call light signals will be installed in each direction to remind motorists to slow down and give way to pedestrians and cyclists.
Devonshire/Côte-de-Liesse Intersection – summer of 2025
The work will involve lowering the pavements and redoing the paving and markings at the intersection. These improvements will increase the safety of the cycle link, which connects to the Authier Street cycle network in the St-Laurent borough on the north-western side.
Cornwall and Laird Bridges– 2025-2026
With the demobilisation of the REM worksite, which has occupied the town centre since spring of 2018, remedial work has been scheduled for 2025 and 2026 in the area. To complement the construction of the new Place de La Gare and the forthcoming opening of the REM station, two new protected two-way cycle paths will be built. In addition, a BIXI station will be built on the east side of the REM station.
Recently completed project
Royalmount Shopping Centre / Côte-de-Liesse / Pl. Devonshire
In collaboration with Carbonleo, the developer of the Royalmount project, a shared cycle path of almost 900 linear metres has been laid out on the site to consolidate the cycle link between the St-Laurent borough and the La Savane metro station.
Further work will start in fall of 2025 and spring of 2026 to expand our cycling network and make it more efficient and safer for both cyclists and motorists.
If you have any questions about this work, please contact technicalservices@town.mount-royal.qc.ca.
