As Montreal looks to the eventual lifting of current lockdown measures, the Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) is preparing for the emergence of a “new normal” aboard public transit due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a statement released Wednesday, the transit commission says it is working with the City of Montreal to install 224 hand-sanitizer dispensers in the city’s Metro network.
The touchless dispensers will be installed in each of the system’s 126 entrance buildings as well as at 50 “public-access points.” The STM says they will be cleaned daily and refilled as needed, which it estimates will be every four days.