Montreal weekend traffic woes likely with major closures to the east, west and downtown - CBC
Montreal drivers could face delays in the coming days as closures are planned for the Honoré-Mercier Bridge and Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. (Mathieu Wagner/Radio-Canada)Social SharingMontreal-area drivers could face delays over the weekend with major closures planned in the city, and for both the Honoré-Mercier Bridge and Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel.
At the same time, planned work on Montreal's light-rail network, the REM, will result in delayed openings on Saturdays and Sundays until Dec. 20.
As for the Honoré-Mercier Bridge, one of two lanes on the central section of the bridge heading toward Montreal will be closed from 3 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday, according to the Transport Ministry.
The closure is required to complete a blitz of steelwork on the bridge.
As for the tunnel, there will be a complete night closure of northbound Highway 25 between exit 90 and the entrance from Yves-Prévost Boulevard.
It is scheduled from 11 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday. It will also be closed from 11 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday, and from 11 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday.
For those headed southbound on Highway 25, nighttime closures are expected between exit 5 and the entrance from Île Charron. Like the northbound side, the closures start at 11 p.m. Friday and follow the same schedule.
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Entrances to all these sections will close 30 minutes before the highway is completely shut down. Eastbound Souligny Avenue, between Dickson and Honoré-Beaugrand streets, will also close 30 minutes before the complete closure of Highway 25.
During the closures, Île Charron will remain accessible. However, the on-ramp to Montreal from the island is closed until late 2026, meaning drivers will need to detour via the De Mortagne interchange.
Even when the tunnel is open during the day, ongoing long-term construction means only one lane is open toward the South Shore and two toward Montreal.
In Châteauguay, Que., there will be closures near the intersection of Lauzon Street and d'Anjou Boulevard.
By default, Lauzon Street will be closed at Route 132, with detours headed to surrounding roadways. Access to Lauzon Street from eastbound Route 132 will remain open.
As for Route 136, also known as the Ville-Marie Expressway, Montreal will be carrying out long-term closures on certain accesses to the Ville-Marie tunnel until Nov. 11. The closures started Thursday with detours leading to surrounding streets.
Entrances from Notre-Dame Street, de la Montagne Street and westbound Highway 10 (Bonaventure) at Robert-Bourassa Boulevard will be closed until Nov. 11. Detours will be leading motorists along streets like Notre-Dame, Peel and others.
Westbound access from exit 5, which connects to Highway 10, Route 112 and the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge, will remain closed toward Mansfield Street and downtown until Nov. 20.
The detour will take motorists via the eastbound Highway 10 access, Robert-Bourassa Boulevard, and Wellington, Peel and Saint-Antoine streets.
At the same time, Montreal’s Wellington Street will be closed between Peel Street and Robert-Bourassa Boulevard from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. Work could also take place Sunday as a backup, during the same hours.
All roadwork could be cancelled or modified because of unfavourable weather conditions or operational constraints.
