What happened to the bus station? (tax, restaurant, commuters)

[jambo101]

Havent been to Montreal's central bus station in a few years but had to take my daughter there last night..To my surprise the whole bus station is all boarded up and Abandoned and replaced further down the street with a new bus station that doesnt strike me as much of an improvement.
I cant seem to find any data on why a perfectly good bus terminus with 23 gates,restaurant, metro station would be abandoned just to build a new one?

[begratto]

Originally Posted by jambo101

Havent been to Montreal's central bus station in a few years but had to take my daughter there last night..To my surprise the whole bus station is all boarded up and Abandoned and replaced further down the street with a new bus station that doesnt strike me as much of an improvement.
I cant seem to find any data on why a perfectly good bus terminus with 23 gates,restaurant, metro station would be abandoned just to build a new one?

The Institut de santé publique will take the place of the old bus station. The new bus station has the advantage of being 100% indoors, so no need for travellers to walk a few steps outside when it's -25C. It is also linked to the metro station.

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by begratto

The Institut de santé publique will take the place of the old bus station. The new bus station has the advantage of being 100% indoors, so no need for travellers to walk a few steps outside when it's -25C. It is also linked to the metro station.

Thanks
Its still linked to the same metro station that was in the middle of the old bus station but now patrons and commuters have to walk the best part of a city block to get to it.
As for being inside i guess thats a comfort but it was only a matter of opening the door and getting on the bus
As for the Institut de santé publique? are they going to bulldoze the old station to build this institute as the bus station really doesnt lend itself to being anything but a bus station, couldnt they have just built the new Institute where the new bus station has been erected instead of building a new bus station and a new institute?.
On the face of it it looks like a rampant waste of tax payer monies..