You may have noticed a lot of colourful STM signage up around the intersection of Berri and Sainte-Catherine Streets and ignored it. But if you're one of the many Montrealers who's used to entering the Berri-UQAM metro station via Sainte-Catherine Street you're going to have to replan your route. As of this week, the main entrance at the corner of Place Émilie-Gamelin will be closed until next spring.
If the thought of driving through the partly closed La Fontaine Tunnel gives you a sinking feeling, there's now an option to bypass the construction area altogether by boat at no cost. A free water taxi will connect Montreal to the South Shore through mid-November and possibly longer (weather permitting).