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A new access route to be built connecting Pierrefonds and Kirkland residents with the REM rail network will be off limits to cars, the city of Montreal announced Tuesday.

The move is meant to force commuters to leave their cars at home and take the bus to the Réseau Électrique Métropolitain (REM) station in Kirkland.

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The city’s plan calls for a bus lane and a bike path to run through a new regional park that will be built on undeveloped land north of Highway 40.

The park will connect Antoine-Faucon St. to the REM station on the corner of Jean-Yves St. and the Highway 40, next to Parc des Bénévoles and the Kirkland Colisée movie theatre.

The project will also include an overpass atop Highway 40 for pedestrians and cyclists to access the REM station from the south.

“The reserved bus lane and bike path will allow citizens to access the REM station quickly, without increasing traffic in their neighbourhood,” Martin Coiteux, Quebec minister for Municipal affairs and public security said Tuesday.