The Bellechasse Transport Center is an exceptional project for both its outstanding design and its innovative approach to urban integration. The building has a 120 m (394 ft) by 180 m (591 ft) footprint and elegantly conceals the maintenance and operations of the Société de Transport de Montréal’s buses. Functional and distinctive, the Bellechasse Transport Center will be the first multi-level center in Canada and the first in North America to be completely underground. Fitted out with the necessary equipment to operate a complete fleet of 100% electric buses, it will receive a significant portion of the STM’s 300 hybrid buses starting in January 2022.
CONSTRUCTION SITE PHOTOS :
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Main building superstructure by SNC-Lavalin Circular ramp superstructure by ELEMA
** Project completed in collaboration with SNC-Lavalin
Technical challenges :
- Complex geometry accommodating circular bus ramps.
- Ramp design intended for heavy electric bus loads.
Notable solutions and innovations :
- Rock excavation strategy to take advantage of building boundaries in relation to the lot limit
- BIM integration for all disciplines including the site excavation
- Steel transfer structure for circular ramps to support floor loads and provide adequate clearance for vehicles
Press reviews :
- RADIO-CANADA - Le centre de transport Bellechasse sera construit sous terre
- JOURNAL MÉTRO - Le centre de transport Bellechasse sera reconstruit en souterrain
- LE DEVOIR - Le garage Bellechasse de la STM sera construit sous terre
- MONTREAL GAZETTE - Montreal to bury its new $254-million Bellechasse bus garage underground
- TVA NOUVELLES - Un futur garage d’autobus primé
- MAGAZINE CANADIAN ARCHITECT - Bellechasse Transport Centre
