Joliette

Published purpose

The project of the City of Joliette aims to study the various options for the development of a bicycle link and the improvement of pedestrian facilities that will allow for the adequate servicing of Firestone Boulevard, where Joliette's largest commercial area and largest private employer, a tire manufacturing plant employing nearly 2,000 people, are located. Currently, there is no bicycle link along this major artery of the agglomeration's road network. The number of lanes, the speed and the traffic flow make this area unsafe for cyclists to use. In addition, the narrow sidewalk is adjacent to a traffic lane, making it uncomfortable to use at all times and impassable when snow accumulates, as machinery pushes snow onto the sidewalk when plowing the vehicular traffic lanes. The rehabilitation of Firestone Boulevard is planned for the medium term and since this axis appears to be a priority in the Bicycle Network Master Plan and it is also desired to make it more green, it is important to begin planning the requalification of this roadway, which would integrate a bicycle link.