Roads to avoid this weekend in Montreal

QMI agency

Friday, 2 march, 2018 03:23

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Friday, 2 march, 2018 03:23

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MONTREAL – The Turcot interchange is to be found once again at the heart of the impediments to the circulation. Here are the areas to avoid in order to facilitate movement of this end of the week.

Highway 20 (the Memory) will be completely closed to traffic eastbound, between exit 62 (1st avenue, avenue Saint-Pierre) and the entrance to the boulevard Angrignon, Friday 23: 59 to Monday, 5 h. A detour will be possible via the boulevard Montreal-Toronto, boulevard Saint-Joseph, rue Notre-Dame, boulevard Angrignon and highway 20 east.

Because of this, the ramp from route 138 east (from the Honoré-Mercier bridge) to highway 20 east will be closed from 22 p.m., Friday. Also, closure of a lane on two, and in the access ramp to highway 13 south to highway 20 east / 32nd avenue, Friday 23: 59 to Monday, 5 h.

The highway 136 / highway a-720 east (centre-ville), will be completely closed between the Turcot interchange and the entrance to the streets of Notre-Dame and the Cathedral, in the Ville-Marie tunnel, Friday, 23: 59 to Monday, 5 h.

As a result, the shoulder of the highway a-15 south (Décarie) to highway 136 and highway 720 east, and highway 20 east to highway 136 and highway 720 east will be closed, according to the same schedule.

Same thing for the ramp to highway 20 east to highway 15 north (Décarie).

Also of note, the 720, the route 136 and highway 20 in the westbound direction will be completely closed between exit 5 in the Ville-Marie tunnel (boulevard-Bourassa, highway 10 Bonaventure / Champlain bridge) and the entrance to the 1st avenue (after the heat exchanger of Saint-Pierre) in the borough of Lachine, on Friday 23: 59 to Monday at 5 am.

The temporary entrance to the boulevard de Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue will be closed from 22 p.m., Friday. Just as the entrance of the rue Saint-Antoine, in a western direction, to the height of the rue Rose-de-Lima. As well as the entrance of the rue Saint-Antoine, Sanguinet and the avenue of the Hotel-de-Ville, which will be closed from 23: 30.

Because of this, the straps from highway 15 south (Décarie) to highway 20 west and highway 15 north to highway 20 west will be closed at the same time, and until Monday, 5 h. Same story for the ramp from highway 720 west to highway 15 north (Décarie).

In Montreal, it is to be noted that the Saint-Jacques street will be completely closed in both directions, between the rue De Courcelle, and the Décarie boulevard, Friday 22 p.m. to Monday, 5 h. Décarie boulevard, between boulevard De Maisonneuve and rue Saint-Jacques will also be inaccessible according to the same schedule.

Local traffic is permitted on the Decarie boulevard in a southerly direction. For pedestrians, a shuttle bus service will be in place throughout the duration of the impediment.