Imagine cutting your trip from the South Shore to the Old Port to just under 10 minutes and connecting the South Shore to all the major attractions in Jean-Drapeau Park – year-round. Timely. Conveniently. Cost-effectively.
The system provides timely commuter service between Saint-Lambert and Montreal, making rush hour delays a thing of the past. The site of the station house in Saint-Lambert opens doors to a brighter economic future for the South Shore and its surrounding areas.
The facts tell the story… The bridges and tunnel currently serving the Island of Montreal and the South Shore are carrying more traffic than they were designed to handle, resulting in more congestion, more pollution and more repairs.
The Champlain Bridge—the busiest bridge in Canada—handled 7,000 vehicles per day in 1963… 33,000 in 1968… 100,000 in 1989 and currently handles a staggering 156,000 vehicles per day. When comparing the Montreal Aerial Gondola to the Victoria Bridge… the proof’s in the numbers. At 1.2 people per vehicle and 2,050 vehicles per hour, the Victoria Bridge handles a maximum capacity of 2,460 people per hour.
The Aerial Gondola, meanwhile, can handle up to 3,000 people per hour… in each direction—the same number of people per hour as the Victoria Bridge… without a vehicle. The Aerial Gondola also represents the first new infrastructure dedicated to the South Shore in over 40 years. The time for change is… now. |