Future of the Gardiner Expressway - Nanos Research

Case StudiesRemoveBonaventure Expressway, Montreal, QCBackgroundThe Bonaventure Expressway is a 1-kilometer(0.6 miles) elevated highway extendingeastward from downtown Montreal to theLachine Canal.Constructed in the 1967, the six-laneBonaventure Expressway parallels theCN Railroad viaduct, which terminates atBonaventure Place and Central Stationdowntown. The expressway opened shortlybefore Expo ‘67, a large-scale “world’s fair”event. Two three-lane one-way at-grade streets– Rue Duke and Rue Nazareth – are located oneither side of the elevated structure.The viaduct and highway separate twoneighborhoods. To the south, Griffintown ischaracterized by nineteenth-century industrialbuildings. To the north, the Cite Multimedia isa new mixed-use redevelopment area .The Societe du Havre de Montreal (SHM), aquasi-governmental organization establishedin 2002, proposed demolition of theBonaventure in 2005. As part of Montreal’soverall waterfront development strategy, RuesDuke and Nazareth would be expanded. Landreclaimed from the Bonaventure would beredeveloped as office, residential, and hotel.The development plan also includes improvedarea public transit and new waterfront openspace.The Bonaventure Expressway enters downtownMontreal from the east; Peel Basin andLachine Canal are in the foreground.Parking is a current use under theBonaventure Expressway.Bonaventure Expressway Section – Before (Existing)26Future of the Gardiner Expressway