Several traffic obstructions will once again be expected on the Greater Montreal road network this weekend, particularly in the areas of the Honoré-Mercier bridge, the Saint-Pierre interchange and Highway 40 in Sainte-Anne. -de-Bellevue. On the municipal network, congestion risks occurring on Chemin de la Côte-de-Liesse.
This was confirmed Thursday afternoon by the Mobilité Montréal committee, which coordinates major work in the metropolitan region.
Once again, the Saint-Pierre interchange ramp leading from Route 138 East to Highway 20 West and the airport will have to be closed from Friday evening to Monday morning. Quebec also warns of a strong risk of congestion in the axis of the Saint-Pierre interchange, but also of the Honoré-Mercier bridge.
The latter will be completely closed towards Kahnawake between Saturday morning and Monday morning. However, one lane will remain open during the weekend towards Montreal. The Airlie Street entrance to Route 138 West will be closed and a detour will be implemented via Lafleur Avenue and Clément Street.
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Good news: the closure planned for this weekend of the Ville-Marie highway, between the Turcot interchange and the Ville-Marie tunnel, has been postponed to a later date.
In the west of the island, in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Highway 40 West will be completely closed between exit 41 of Boulevard des Anciens-Combattants and the next entrance, from Friday evening to Monday morning . On the service road, one lane in two will also have to be closed throughout the weekend between exit 41 and the end of the lane.
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In the territory of the Saint-Laurent borough, Chemin de la Côte-de-Liesse will be completely closed in the west direction, between rue Deslauriers and boulevard Montpellier. This heavily used axis of the municipal network also serves as a service road for Highway 40 West in this sector.
Several detours will be planned, notably via Lebeau, Côte-Vertu and Cavendish boulevards, as well as Côte-de-Liesse Est and Dunkirk roads. But that’s not all. Contraflow traffic will be in place on avenue De Lorimier, in Ville-Marie, between boulevard René-Lévesque and rue Sainte-Catherine. This barrier will be in place Saturday and Sunday, all day.
In the southwest of the island, Bridge Street will be completely blocked between Wellington and Saint-Patrick Streets, from Friday evening to Monday morning, due to work related to the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) project. The latter will also force the implementation of contraflow traffic on Gaétan-Laberge Boulevard between Marc-Cantin Street and Highway 15, from October 16 to November 3.
Please note: various other local obstacles could be expected this Sunday, in connection with the Great March of the Pierre Lavoie Challenge. Avenue du Parc and rue Saint-Urbain could, among other things, be affected, since the departure and arrival will be from Place des Festivals on rue Jeanne-Mance.
Outside of Montreal, two of the four lanes of the Laviolette bridge linking Trois-Rivières to Bécancour will be closed throughout the weekend. Only one lane will therefore remain per direction. Users coming from Montreal or Quebec are invited to plan their trips accordingly.