Here are the Montreal-area weekend road closures
Road closure in Montreal. FILE PHOTO (Daniel J. Rowe/CTV News)
Those planning to drive in and around Montreal on the weekend should be aware that road closures are planned due to construction, and some routes may remain blocked due to the Aug. 9 storm that flooded many areas in the region.
Motorists are advised to plan trips using the WAZE app or go to Quebec511.info for up-to-date road closures.
Île-aux-Tourtes bridge / Highway 40 - CANCELLED
- The work on the Ile-aux-Tourtes Bridge between Vaudreuil-Dorion and Senneville has been cancelled.
- That work is postponed until September.
Highway 13 - CANCELLED
- The work and road closures scheduled for Highway 13 on the weekend have been cancelled. No road closures will be in effect.
Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier Boulevard (R-112)
- In Saint-Lambert, from Friday at 10 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m., one of two lanes will be closed in both directions on Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier Boulevard (R-112) in the Victoria Bridge area at the Route 132 overpass.
Cote-de-Liesse Road East / Decarie interchange
- In Montreal and Town of Mont-Royal, from Friday at 10 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m., the Cote-de-Liesse Road ramp to Decarie Boulevard South will be closed.
Rene-Levesque Boulevard
- From Friday at 7 a.m. to Sunday at 7 p.m., one lane will be open in each direction on Rene-Levesque Boulevard between Atateken and Visitation streets.
Bonaventure Highway (A-10) / Nuns' Island
- The Bonaventure Highway (A-10) East ramp to the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge will be closed until Aug. 26.
- One lane will be closed on Gaétan-Laberge Boulevard (towards the city centre) until early December.
Route 132 / 138 (Kahnawake)
- There is a long-term partial closure (one of two lanes) of the ramp leading from Route-138 West (coming from the Honoré-Mercier Bridge) to Route-132 East (towards La Prairie) until Thursday, Sept. 5.
Airport drop off
- There is a new express drop-off at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) at parking lots P4 and P10 every day from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. A free shuttle service is every five minutes.
All work may be subject to cancellation due to weather or operational constraints.
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