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Despite plastic poles every six feet and numerous signs stating U-turns are illegal, motorists were still making the dangerous manoeuvre on the newly reconfigured Camilien-Houde Way.

On Wednesday, the city put in place a new configuration for the road that cuts through Mount Royal. It includes white plastic poles installed on the median to prevent cars from making U-turns, and more poles on the shoulders of the road to create a physical separation from cyclists and pedestrians. The new configuration also only allows motorists coming from Smith House and Beaver Lake to access the parking lot at the lookout on Camilien-Houde.

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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante’s administration banned through-traffic on the mountain for motorists last year after 18-year-old Clément Ouimetdied in a hospital in 2017 hours after his bike struck a vehicle making a U-turn. After a public outcry, Plante put in place a new configuration this year to slow down car traffic with temporary measures until the city can put in place more permanent barriers to improve safety by next year.