Course, 10 km and half-marathon: a difficult traffic expected Sunday in Montreal

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Sunday, 24 September, 2017 08:58

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The automobile traffic promising to be a tough Sunday in Montreal at the occasion of the half-marathon Rock ‘ n ‘ Roll.

Despite the cancellation of the marathon of 42 km, 10 km and half-marathon are maintained, which results in the closure of the Jacques-Cartier bridge Sunday morning, from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The multipurpose path will be open, but traffic will be controlled during the departures. The bridge will re-open progressively from 11-h.

On the Plateau Mont-Royal, the Mile End and Villeray, many of the streets will also be closed to traffic until early afternoon.

Thus, the Saint-Joseph boulevard will be closed from the street Of the Rock up to the rue Saint-Denis, from 7: 45 to 14: 35, and Brébeuf to Joan of Arc, from 7: 45 to 15: 25.

Avenue Christophe-Colomb and the street Of The Rock will also be closed until 14: 30, rue Villeray up to Rosemont boulevard.