After a hellish weekend on the road network west of Montreal, the Quebec Ministry of Transport has just announced the total closure of the A40 East for the entire summer.
The artery’s concrete pavement must be completely rebuilt between the Morgan Boulevard sector in Baie-D’Urfé and the Saint-Charles Boulevard sector in Kirkland.
The highway will be closed eastbound from Saturday, May 27 and for the entire summer, confirmed Sarah Bensadoun, spokesperson for the Quebec Ministry of Transport.
“Traffic will be diverted to the western portion,” she said over the phone. “We use the shoulders to benefit from additional space. “Three lanes will be open in the direction of the tip and two lanes in the opposite direction.
Mme Bensadoun pointed out that the obstruction was new, but that these concrete repair works on the A40 have been in progress for a few years.
“Since the work could cause noise, the Ministry has planned the installation of a temporary noise barrier, between the sector of rue Gérard-Guindon and chemin Sainte-Marie,” added the MTQ in a press release.
The MTQ estimates that 110,000 vehicles pass through this sector of Highway 40 every day.