Committee created to deal with South Shore traffic headache

Mercier bridge officials announced Sunday the creation of a committee to deal with the traffic problem of travelling to and from the South Shore. Representatives of the government and of the Agence Métropolitain de Montréal will sit on the weekly committee.

Pierre Moreau is the MNA for Chateauguay. He says the committee aims to keep affected drivers informed and to find solutions for the traffic issues.

AMT president Joel Gauthier says his agency is already taking steps to deal with the problems. Six new train departures were added to the Candiac line on Wednesday. Gauthier says ridership has increased by 20 per cent since then. He also says the reserved bus lanes on the Champlain bridge during rush hour will be extended by 30 minutes. 500 additional parking spots will also be added to AMT stations in the near future.