Road closures are going to be particularly brutal this long weekend as Transport Quebec has planned extensive highway closures in and around Montreal.
On Saturday evening, three bridges connecting the South Shore to the Island of Montreal will be closed: the Mercier Bridge for construction work, the Champlain Bridge for connection to the new bridge, and the Jacques-Cartier Bridge because of the fireworks.
Drivers are encouraged to plan their journeys accordingly and use public transportation if possible.
Champlain Bridge
Highway 15 South and the Bonaventure Expressway between the Turcot Interchange and Taschereau Blvd. will be closed from 10 p.m. June 28 until 11 a.m. July 1 as crews prepare to open southbound lanes of the new Champlain on July 1. The new bridge will be opened in both directions as of 11 a.m. on Canada Day.
That means as of 11 a.m., there will be a complete closure of Decarie 15 south / Hwy 10 east between the Turcot Interchange and the entrance to Taschereau Blvd. in Brossard, including the Champlain Bridge.
- Turcot Interchange closures
- Access to Highway 15 south (Decarie) to Highway 15 south
- Access to Highway 20 (du Souvenir) for Highway 15 south
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Detour: Ramp for Highway 720 EST (Ville-Marie), exit 7 (Jacques-Cartier Bridge), Notre- Dame St., Papineau Ave. and Jacques-Cartier Bridge
- Bonaventure Expressway closures
- Highway 10 east at exit 2 (Pierre-Dupuis Ave.)
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Detour: U-turn via Pierre-Dupuy Ave., Highway 10 west, Robert-Bourassa Blvd., Highway 720 east (Ville-Marie), exit 7 (Jacques-Cartier Bridge), Notre-Dame St., Papineau Ave. and Jacques-Cartier Bridge
- Nuns’ Island closures
- Nuns’ Island entrances for Highway 15 south
- Detour : Nuns' Island Blvd., Pointe-Nord Rd., Highway 10 west, Robert-Bourassa Blvd., Highway 720 east (Ville-Marie), exit 7 (Jacques-Cartier Bridge), Notre-Dame St., Papineau Ave. and Jacques-Cartier Bridge
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Local network: one lane remains open via the entrance to Gaétan-Laberge Blvd. for Highway 15 south, to access Nuns' Island
- Highway 10 / route 132 in Brossard closures:
- Access to Route 132 east (René-Lévesque) for Highway 10 east (Eastern Townships)
- Detour: Marie-Victorin Blvd. east, Route 132 east, exit 76 for Simard Blvd., Victoria Ave., Lapinière Blvd., Route 134 west and Highway 10 east
- Access to Route 132 west (René-Lévesque) for Highway 10 east (Eastern Townships)
- Detour: Marie-Victorin Blvd. west, Rome Blvd., Marie-Victorin Blvd. east, Route 132 east, Exit 76 for Simard Blvd., Victoria Ave.Lapinière Blvd., Route 134 west and Highway 10 east
Victoria Bridge
Two lanes open toward the South Shore from Friday at 10 p.m. to Monday at 11 a.m.
Turcot Interchange
- Complete closure of the ramp from Highway 20 east (du Souvenir) to Highway 15 north (Decarie), from Friday at 11:59 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m.
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Detour: via ramp to Route 136 / A-720 EST, Exit 2 (Atwater Avenue), Saint-Jacques Street, Atwater Avenue, St-Antoine Street, the entrance at the Rose-de-Lima Street at Highway 720 west and follow the detour to the Highway 720 ramp for Highway 15 (see below)
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Complete closure of the ramp from Highway 720 west (Ville-Marie) to Highway 15 north (Decarie), from Friday at 11:59 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m.
Detour: take the Highway 20 west ramp to Exit 60 for Highway 13 north, Highway 520 east, Highway 40 east and the junction for Highway 15 north / Laval in the Laurentian interchange.
- Local network, MUHC: on Highway 20 west, via Exit 65 (Angrignon Blvd.), Pullman St., Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Blvd., Saint-Jacques St., Cavendish Blvd., Sherbrooke St. and Decarie Blvd.
Partial closure of three out of four lanes on Highway 15 north (Decarie), between the Turcot Interchange and the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Tunnel, from Friday at 23:59 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m.
Highway 15 north (Decarie):
As of July 1, one lane of the northbound Decarie will be closed between the interchange and the Notre-Dame-de-Grace Tunnel. This closure will last until the end of August.
Turcot Project, local network:
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Complete closure Notre-Dame St. west, between Monk Blvd. and Carillon Ave. (under the Turcot Interchange), from Friday at 10 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m.
Eastbound detour: via Monk Blvd., Saint-Patrick St., de l'Église Ave. and Saint-Rémi St.
Westbound detour: via Saint-Rémi St, de l'Église Ave., Saint-Patrick St. and Monk Blvd.
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Complete closure of Glen Rd. between Saint-Jacques and Sainte-Catherine Sts. (under Highway 720), from Friday at 10 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m.
Eastbound detour: via Saint-Jacques St., Lenoir St., Saint-Antoine St., Saint-Jacques St. west, Decarie Blvd., De Maisonneuve Blvd. and Ste-Catherine St
Westbound detour: via Saint-Jacques St., Décarie Blvd., De Maisonneuve Blvd. and Ste-Catherine St.
Fireworks
- Complete closure of Jacques-Cartier Bridge on Saturday from 8:30 p.m to 11:30 p.m.
- Complete closure of Highway 720 east (Ville-Marie) between Exit 4 (de la Montagne St.) and Papineau Ave. on Saturday from 8:30 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Reminder: Mercier Bridge closure
Transport Quebec has closed the inbound side of the bridge for annual maintenance, leaving only one lane open in each direction. The maintenance work is expected to last until July 20, the day before the summer construction holiday begins. Authorities have implemented a number of measures in the meantime.
