Bonaventure Expressway transformation

Montreal, Quebec

Montreal began ripping down the Bonaventure Expressway in July 2016, 50 years after the 11 lane roadway was built. The promise to replace the highway received wide support, including the blessing of Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre. The highway will be replaced with two urban boulevards, at an expected cost of $142 million. The project was scheduled to be finished September 2017.

Similar Projects

Octavia Boulevard

San Francisco, California

San Francisco’s Central Freeway was one of two freeways to see their demise after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

Re-Envision Albany

Albany, New York

For more than 50 years, residents of Albany, New York, have endured the effects of I-787, an elevated freeway that divides the city from its waterfront and neighborhood from neighborhood with a massive access road and imposing on-ramps.

The Big Dig

Boston, Massachusetts

When Boston opened the Central Artery highway in 1959, it effectively serviced an estimated 75,000 vehicles daily.