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It’s not the 1.8 kilometres that it had initially proposed, but the Town of Mount Royal said Monday it is happy with a deal to cover a small portion of the tracks in the centre of the city.

Planners of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) announced they had come to an agreement to cover a section of 150 metres of train tracks in the centre of Town of Mount Royal — stretching between two bridges currently being used by cars. The new public space will have a surface area of 23,000 square feet.

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“We’re quite happy with this, especially that it’s right in the centre of the town,” T.M.R. Mayor Philippe Roy said. “And, hopefully, (after the construction of the REM) we will pursue this and cover other parts.”

He said the covered portion — which runs from Laird Blvd. to Cornwall Ave. — will probably be a park and have bicycle paths, but the city of 19,500 residents will hold a public consultation in the coming months to determine the wishes of its citizens on how to develop the area.