On Day 2, REM service was down for morning commute after a truck struck a viaduct
CBC
Parts of the REM network were down for nearly two hours after a truck struck a viaduct near the newly inaugurated Bois-Franc station in Montreal's Saint-Laurent borough Tuesday morning.
Just before 7 a.m., the 53-foot truck got caught on the underside of the viaduct at Henri-Bourrassa and Marcel-Laurin boulevards, causing a small piece to detach from the structure, according to Montreal police.
Circulation under the viaduct wasn't interrupted but the incident halted REM service running just above.
Service resumed shortly after between Deux-Montagnes and Bois-Franc stations and between Brossard and Côte-de-Liesse stations. Shuttle buses were put in place between Bois-Franc and Côte-de-Liesse.
Service was restored across the entire network shortly before 9 a.m.
Additionally, a Cloudfare outage has taken down the REM's website and affected the social media platform X for part of the morning where the REM posts its status updates.
The REM's Deux-Montagnes branch was inaugurated last Friday in the presence of elected officials, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, Quebec Premier François Legault and Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada.
After offering free rides over the weekend, the REM officially launched service on the new line Monday.
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