Traffic jams lasted several hours on Montée-Ryan, Chemin Duplessis, Chemin du Village and Chemin des Quatre-Sommets.
At our Annual General Meeting on September 21, the President and COO of Station Mont Tremblant indicated to our member that these are municipal roads and the Station has no control over them.
On September 30, the Sûreté du Québec indicated that this was a municipal matter and that it did not have the necessary personnel unless the Ville made a formal request to reallocate resources. The police suggested filing a formal “traffic request” with the municipality.
On October 1, a formal request was filed with the Ville. The email response received on October 4 stated: “The Ville will not provide a traffic officer for a specific location knowing that traffic is increased in several areas. The Ville de Mont-Tremblant is internationally recognized, which makes it a popular place for tourists.”
On October 15, our co-founder, Manon Millette, raised this issue during the municipal council meeting. The Ville confirmed it will not be making any changes. This is regrettable.
Since February 2023, we have made numerous requests for a traffic master plan. The responses received from elected officials on October 15 were:
Deputy Mayor Dominique Laverdure said they will not be doing a traffic master plan; it will instead be a “sustainable mobility plan.”
Councillor Billie-Jeanne Graton said it is not a priority for the Ville to resolve traffic problems a few weekends a year.
Councillor Catherine Drouin said it is a privilege to live in Mont-Tremblant and that the Ville has other priorities to manage.
We recognize that fall colours will attract people and cause traffic issues; however, the Ville should take the initiative to proactively mitigate the problem instead of essentially saying nothing can be done.
Our position:
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- For the Ville to act responsibly, it must have a clear plan.
- The Ville must put in place mitigation measures for peak periods, as it does for the Ironman, such as one-way lanes, park-and-ride lots and shuttles.
- The “sustainable mobility plan” must include a traffic plan. In addition, the Ville must make its working hypotheses public.
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