Here are the weekend road closures for the Montreal area
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Those driving in and around Montreal this weekend should note that multiple routes will be closed due to construction.
Specifically, the Bonaventure Highway (A-10) will close and the international fireworks competition will close the Jacques-Cartier Bridge on Saturday night.
In addition, the construction holiday is underway, and traffic might back up on certain routes, the Transport Ministry (MTQ) adds.
Bonaventure Highway (A-10)
- From Friday at 9 p.m. to Saturday at 5 a.m., the Bonaventure Highway (A-10) west between the end of the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge at exit 58 and the Chemin des Moulins entrance will be closed.
- As a result, Gaétan-Laberge Boulevard between Highway 15 north and Bonaventure Highway is a default closure.
- In Nuns' Island, access from Chemin de la Pointe, and Jacques-Le Ber and Rene-Levesque Boulevard is also a default closure.
- One of two lanes will be closed on the Gaétan-Laberge Boulevard at Bonaventure Highway and Clément Bridge from Friday at 5 a.m. until early December.
- Until early September, the Bonaventure Highway east ramp to the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge is closed at exit 5.
- Exit 5 is reserved exclusively for Nuns' Island residents.
Highway 10 closures until December.
Fireworks
- The International Loto-Quebec Fireworks are on Saturday night, and the Jacques Cartier Bridge will be closed in both directions from 8 p.m. to midnight.
- The Ville-Marie and Viger tunnels (Ville-Marie Expressway) will also be closed, heading east between exit 4 (A-10, Victoria Bridge, Robert-Bourassa Boulevard., de la Montagne Street) and Panet Street.
- On the Victoria Bridge, two lanes are available towards the South Shore only, from 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Montreal
De Lorimier Avenue
- In the Ville-Marie borough, De Lorimier Avenue northbound is partially closed, with one lane open until Friday, Aug. 9.
- The southbound lanes between Rene-Levesque Boulevard and De Maisonneuve remain open.
Construction work on De Lorimier Avenue in Montreal is resulting in closures of the major thoroughfare in the Ville-Marie borough. (Daniel J. Rowe, CTV News)
Rose-de-Lima Street
- In the Southwest borough, Rose-de-Lima Street is closed long-term between Saint-Antoine and Saint-Jacques streets and the Rose-de-Lima / Saint-Jacques intersection is closed.
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.
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.
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