Do you need to travel, by car, by bus, or has the power been cut off in your area? Here is some useful information to help you avoid the inconvenience of the huge leak in the Centre-Sud sector of Montreal.
The quadrilateral between Papineau, De Lorimier, Sainte-Catherine and Viger streets is currently closed to traffic. The Ville-Marie tunnel is also closed in the eastbound direction. Motorists are being redirected to the Saint-Laurent Boulevard exit.
On the social network X, the SIM also asked the population to avoid the area of Sainte-Catherine Street East and De Lorimier Avenue due to “major” flooding.
For his part, officer Jean-Pierre Brabant, who is a spokesperson for the SPVM, mentioned that it would be preferable for motorists from the South Shore who had planned to use the Jacques-Cartier Bridge to enter Montreal on Friday morning to choose another route.
“A lot of water has accumulated in the area,” he confirmed. “We are asking citizens, if they can, to avoid the area for the next few hours, and as for the Jacques-Cartier Bridge, to take another alternative to come to Montreal.”
Hijacked buses
Several bus lines of the Société de transport de Montréal are also being diverted. These are lines 10, 15, 34, 45, 150, 410 and 430. The Papineau metro station on the green line is under surveillance in case of infiltration, but it continues to be served.
For more information from the Montreal Transport Society
Numerous breakdowns, uncertain recovery
The leak causes a major power outage in the area. Around 11 a.m., more than 14,000 Hydro-Québec customers are affected by an outage in Montreal. The expected restoration time is being pushed back minute by minute and Hydro-Québec’s Info-pannes website indicates that for the moment, the work required to restore power is being assessed.
Check the status of the Hydro-Québec network
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