{"id":795953,"date":"2026-07-11T23:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T23:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/795953\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T23:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T23:21:10","slug":"plans-to-modernize-highway-132-on-montreals-south-shore-gets-a-boost-from-quebec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/795953\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans to modernize Highway 132 on Montreal’s South Shore gets a boost from Quebec"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Plans to revamp a five-kilometre stretch of Highway 132 between Saint-Constant, Sainte-Catherine and Delson on Montreal’s South Shore appear to be moving forward.<\/p>\n

Premier Christine Fr\u00e9chette announced the creation of a project office during a news conference in the riding of Sanguinet on Saturday.<\/p>\n

“This is a vital corridor for the South Shore and residents are asking us to take action to improve traffic flow and safety,” she said. <\/p>\n

The goal is to transform the stretch of highway \u2014 between Highway 30 in Sainte-Catherine and Principale Street in Delson \u2014 into an urban boulevard. The aim is to have two lanes of traffic in both directions and a reserved lane for public transit, as well as sidewalks and space for active transit options.<\/p>\n

The province first added the project in its 10-year infrastructure plan back in 2019 and it is currently listed as under study for projects valued at $100 million or more. <\/p>\n

The project office will be tasked with resuming discussions with partners, structuring the consultation process with the Mohawk Council\u00a0of Kahnaw\u00e0:ke and continuing the opportunity assessment process. <\/p>\n

Their work is expected to be finished by the end of 2027, according to the premier.<\/p>\n

\"AThe plan is to have two lanes of traffic in both directions on a five-kilometre stretch of Highway 132, as well as options for public transit and active modes of transportation. (Radio-Canada)<\/p>\n

“It will be transformational,” Fr\u00e9chette said of the project, adding it will provide opportunities for residential and commercial development as well. <\/p>\n

“As far as I\u2019m concerned, this project is just as much a real estate development project as it is a transportation project,” she said. <\/p>\n

Local-area mayors welcomed the announcement and see it as a decisive step forward in a project they say is long overdue.<\/p>\n

Reconfiguration plans date back more than 50 years, when some parcels of land were first expropriated.<\/p>\n

Delson Mayor Christian Ouellette, recounted how his parents’ home was expropriated in 1970. <\/p>\n

Today’s announcement, he said, sends a clear message: “we are moving forward.”<\/p>\n

Quebec’s Transport Minister Benoit Charette acknowledged the long delays and said he knows the region is impatient to see the project come to life. <\/p>\n

He added there is a silver lining and had the project been done earlier there wouldn’t have been talk about incorporating public transit and active modes of transportation.<\/p>\n

Charette said the province has already conducted a few studies on the transportation needs for the area.<\/p>\n

“Next year we’ll be able to say the price, the time frame and the final picture of the situation,” Charette said.<\/p>\n

In the past \u2014 the Grand Chief of Kahnaw\u00e0:ke has raised concerns about how his community was being consulted.<\/p>\n

Cody Diabo says now \u2014 the the Mohawk Council\u00a0of Kahnaw\u00e0:ke is an active partner in the project.<\/p>\n

“This is definitely a better approach for all, communication upfront , being involved upfront, explaining our issues and our positions and then trying to find a middle ground for all,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":795954,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194292],"tags":[49,48,2338],"class_list":["post-795953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-montreal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/795954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}