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Weekend Traffic: Stay away from the highways surrounding Nuns' Island

Those planning on driving on Highway 15 or the Bonaventure Highway near Nuns' Island may want to reconsider as major roadwork is scheduled. Work is also scheduled in the Turcot Interchange and on Highway 40.

Fairview-Pointe-Claire REM station graphic / Courtesy of the REM

REM reveals Fairview-Pointe-Claire station in virtual 3D tour

The REM's Fairview-Pointe-Claire station was revealed on Thursday through a 3D virtual tour -- including shots of both inside and outside the station.

Get ready for traffic headaches taking the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel for the next four years

Commuters can expect four years of headaches if they are regular users of the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel that is going to require $1 billion worth of work.

Plante presses pause on endless construction

Plante, saying 'people are tired,' presses pause on a third of Montreal roadwork

There are fewer cars on the road in the pandemic, and soon there will be fewer orange cones as well. Montreal is postponing work at 20 of 64 construction sites for a year.

Ile d'Orleans Bridge (image: Transport Quebec)

Quebec's Ile d'Orleans Bridge design unveiled -- but not the price tag

Quebecers now know what the new Ile d'Orleans bridge will look like, but they don't know how much it will cost.

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Weekend Traffic: Unless you're on a road crew, avoid the highways around Nuns' Island

Montreal road construction projects will see Highway 20 between the Saint-Pierre and Turcot Interchanges, Bonaventure Highway (A-10) and Highway 15 from Nuns' Island and the Turcot more than frustrating to navigate, and it is wise to avoid them.

The first four cars destined for the Reseau express metropolitain (REM) light rail line have arrived in the Montreal area. SOURCE: Alstom / M. Glucksman

The first light-rail trains have arrived in Montreal ready for inspection

The first REM trains have arrived in Montreal as the light rail line inches closer to operation.

Major construction on Highway 30 underway

CAQ's fast-track infrastructure bill a 'Trojan horse,' says Quebec solidaire

Bill 66, the bill aimed at fast-tracking 181 infrastructure projects in Quebec, is nothing less than a Trojan horse, Québec solidaire is claiming.

The FTQ-Construction union and Steelworkers union want the CAQ government to improve safety on roadwork sites after an alarming rise in deaths and injuries to people on crews. SOURCE: FTQ-Construction

Two unions urge Quebec to act after dramatic rise in deaths and injuries on road worksites

The FTQ-Construction and the Steelworkers union are calling for rapid intervention from Minister of Labour Jean Boulet to better protect workers on Quebec's road construction sites, the day after another CNESST report on the death of a road construction flagger.

The rebuilt Turcot Interchange (Photo: Government of Quebec/Facebook)

What went into rebuilding the Turcot Interchange? As it officially opens, province tallies it up

The rebuilt Turcot Interchange fully opened this morning, which means the province can now tally up everything involved in the five-year project: 145 kms of roadway, nearly 5,000 steel beams, the planting of 9,000 trees and more.

Turcot Interchange closings Oct. 16 to Oct. 19

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Weekend traffic: Multiple road closures for the weekend, but some openings Monday

In addition to heavy rain forecast for the weekend, work crews will be out on Highway 15 South, the Ville-Marie Expressway, the Bonaventure Highway and elsewhere in the region. However, some areas in the Turcot Interchange are opening starting next week, so it's not all bad news.

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Weekend Traffic: Lots of closures over Thanksgiving weekend

Quebec Premier Francois Legault advised citizens to stay home for the long weekend, and due to police checkpoints ensuring COVID-19 measures are being followed, work on Highway 15 between the Turcot interchange and Nuns' Island as well as work on the Ville-Marie Expressway and elsewhere, the premier's advice may be wise to take.

A male cyclist is shown in this undated file photo. (SVLumagraphica/Shutterstock.com)

Merchants affected by Montreal's express bike lane to receive subsidies

The City of Montreal has announced a new direct subsidy program for merchants affected by the first phase of the Express Bicycle Network (REV).

At the time of the accident, Singh was travelling at 105 km/h, while the Ramos’ car was going 67 km/h. He reportedly tried to change lanes before the collision.

A man who fled the country after a fatal road accident near Montreal will serve a year in jail

Harmandeep Singh was behind the wheel of a truck on Highway 30 in Brossard that rear-ended a car carrying a family of tourists from Mexico, resulting in the death of 21-year-old passenger Ariel Garcia Ramos.

A Montreal metro sign. (File: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson)

Green line resumes service after hours of interruption due to gas leak near metro

Service has resumed on the green line of the Montreal metro after a gas leak near Atwater Ave. and de Maisonneuve Blvd. caused an interruption that the STM that lasted until 2 p.m.

Montreal is host to a series of construction sites including the major work going on along Sherbrooke St. East. (Daniel J. Rowe/CTV News)

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Weekend Traffic: Expect checkpoints and roadwork if you feel like driving

Those without an urgent reason to travel by car this weekend may want to consider staying home as roadwork and checkpoints are expected throughout Montreal and the surrounding region.

Provincial, federal governments announce $2.3 billion for cities and public transit

Quebec and Ottawa will pay $2.3 billion to municipalities and public transit companies “as soon as possible” to alleviate COVID-19 costs and to initiate economic recovery.

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Weekend Traffic: Major construction planned for (surprise! surprise!) the Turcot and Highway 15

Those planning to drive this weekend will want to stay away from Highway 15 northbound between the Samuel-de Champlain Bridge and the Turcot Interchange as well as the Ville-Marie Expressway (720) eastbound between the Turcot and the tunnel. Highway 40 westbound at Saint-Jean Blvd. in Pointe-Claire is also worth avoiding.