Three Montreal metro stations closed indefinitely for emergency repairs

Three metro stops on Montreal's Blue line may be closed for several weeks for safety reasons.

According to a report from the CBC, the easternmost stations of the Blue line may remain closed for weeks due to significant degradation in the main beams above a walkway at one of the stations.

Engineering teams discovered the deteriorated beam above the walkway at Saint-Michel station, and are closing two addition stations in order to access track equipment.

The three metro stations are Fabre, d'Iberville, and Saint-Michel stations.

The preventive closure of Fabre, D'Iberville and Saint-Michel métro stations led to the following statement on the STM website:

"Construction work currently underway at Saint-Michel station has revealed a major deterioration of the main beams above the footbridge, resulting in the immediate closure of the station. 

Given the location of the track equipment required to turn trains around in this section of the métro, Fabre and D'Iberville stations must also be closed. No trains will stop at these stations.

Although it is not possible to compensate for the capacity that the métro can support, a special shuttle bus service is in operation between Saint-Michel and Jean-Talon stations, in both directions."

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