Remember the good old days when you could cruise around the city and not worry about detours, roadwork, and endless traffic? Neither do we…
Another round of road closure is expected across Montreal this weekend, so get ready. With summer in full swing and just about everything reopening, chances are plenty of people will want to get out of the house. And with construction crews working around the clock to complete several major projects such as the Turcot Interchange, there is bound to be traffic everywhere.
Yes folks, as per usual, weekend traffic in Montreal equals headaches. Here is the update for this week.
Samuel-de-Champlain Bridge
Starting 11 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday
Highway 10 West between at the Highway 30 entrance and Nuns’ Island, including the entire Champlain Bridge.
Highway 10 West service road between Highway 30 and Taschereau Blvd.
Highway 15 North between the Gaetan-Laberge Blvd. exit (60) and the De La Verendrye entrance.
Gaetan-Laberge Blvd., and Atwater Ave. entrances to Highway 15.
One lane on Highway 15 southbound — at Exit 57-N — will be closed all summer starting Friday at 10 p.m.
Highway 15 and Turcot Interchange
Highway 15 northbound will be completely closed between the Turcot interchange and the Édouard-Montpetit Blvd. entrance from 11 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday.
The access ramp from Highway 20 eastbound to Highway 15 North will be closed all weekend.
The access ramp from Highway 720 westbound/Route 136 to Highway 15 northbound will be closed.
Entrances from St-Jacques and Sherbrooke Sts. will be closed by default.
Honoré-Mercier Bridge
The Kahnawake-bound side of the Mercier Bridge will be completely closed to traffic from 2 a.m. Saturday until 5 a.m. Monday. On the Montreal-bound side of the bridge, one lane will be open in each direction. From Route 138 westbound, the Airlie St. entrance will be closed by default.
Jacques Cartier Bridge
From Monday at 8 p.m. to Tuesday at 12 p.m., the Jean-Drapeau Park access ramp towards Montreal will be completely closed.
Bonaventure Highway
Highway 10 westbound will be closed at the Victoria Bridge, between Exit 2 and the following entrance, from 11 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday.
Two of the three westbound lanes on Highway 10 will be closed between the Clément and Victoria bridges.
Nun's Island
One of three lanes on Highway 15 South near the Pointe-Nord St. exit (57-N) will be partially closed starting Sunday morning at 10 a.m., and will remain closed for the summer.