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STMInfo: Dans quelques jours, le tunnelier de la ligne bleue s'activera enfin!

Tout est maintenant presque prêt. Mais avant d'en arriver là, il y a eu des mois de travail, de préparation et de tests. L'assemblage d'un tunnelier n'a rien d'anodin: c'est une machine gigantesque de plus de 2 000 tonnes et qui a dû être assemblée pièce par pièce à près de 20 mètres sous terre.

Suivez-nous pour voir le tunnelier se mettre en action et pour le dévoilement de son nom suite au vote du public qui s'est déroulé plus tôt cette année!
Crédits vidéos : SNAPePHOTO et Herrenknecht

The lack of dedicated parking at the Fairview–Pointe-Claire REM station honestly makes no sense to me.

It’s been repeated over and over that there will be no REM parking at what will likely become the busiest station on the West Island branch. Meanwhile, there’s a huge amount of parking right beside the station at Fairview Mall.

From what’s being reported, the mall owner refused to come to an agreement to dedicate or sell some parking spaces for REM users. That’s frustrating because much of the West Island still heavily relies on cars. The REM is supposed to reduce traffic and encourage transit use, but how are most people realistically expected to get to the station?

What makes it even stranger is that a recent CTV article stated:

> “Parking will be made available to REM users on an exceptional basis for the occasion”

Meaning parking will exist for the opening weekend only.

So clearly, parking is possible when they want it to be.

What do people think about the long-term viability of this? Are commuters expected to rely on drop-offs, already crowded buses, or long walks?

And realistically, will Fairview security start ticketing or towing people who park at the mall to use the REM? Because it’s hard to imagine daily commuters won’t end up using those spaces anyway.