“To avoid fainting, keep repeating, ‘It’s only traffic… Only traffic… Only traffic…’”
Due to major roadwork across the island of Montreal, expect plenty of road closures this weekend. Montreal motorists should take note of a few detours when driving around the city.
HIGHWAY 15
From Friday at 10 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m., expect the following closures:
Highway 15 South between the Turcot Interchange (exit 63-E) and the Bonaventure Highway (A-10) entrance.
The following is also closed in the Turcot Interchange:
The Decarie Expressway (A-15) South ramp to Highway 20 West.
The Highway 20 east ramps to Highway 15 South and the Decarie Expressway (A-15) North.
The Ville-Marie Expressway (R-136) West ramps to Highway 15 South, Saint-Jacques and Saint-Remi streets and Pullman Blvd.
The following entrances are also closed this weekend:
Girouard Ave.
De La Verendrye Blvd.
Atwater Ave.
Gaetan-Laberge Blvd.
Source: Mobilité Montréal
BONAVENTURE HIGHWAY (A-10)
From Friday at 9:30 p.m. and Saturday at 7 a.m., expect the following closures:
The Bonaventure Highway (A-10) East between Weillington St. and the Carrie-Derick St. entrance, and heading west on the highway between the Pierre-Dupuy Ave. exit (2) and Wellington St.
Nuns’ Island
From Saturday at 1 a.m. to Monday at 5 a.m., expect the following closures:
From 1 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday, Exit 58 (to Nuns’ Island, Highway 10 West and downtown) will be closed at the end of the Champlain Bridge toward Montreal; the on-ramp from Nuns’ Island to Highway 10 West (downtown) will also be closed.
A-20/R-132/SAMUEL-DE CHAMPLAIN BRIDGE INTERCHANGE
From Friday at 10 p.m. to Sunday at 11 p.m., expect the following closures:
In Brossard, at the end of the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge, at exit 6, the junction for R-132 East/Marie-Victorin Blvd.
Route-132 East and Route-132 West which ramps to the Champlain Bridge.
Highway 20
On Highway 20 East, Exit 53 (Sources Blvd.) will be closed from 8:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
Source: Mobilité Montréal
Source: Mobilité Montréal
A-13/A-40 INTERCHANGE
From Friday at 9 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m., expect the following closures:
The Highway 13 South ramp to Highway 40 East.
DORVAL INTERCHANGE
From noon Friday to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Michel-Jasmin Ave. will be closed between McMillan Blvd. and Marshall Ave.
Highway 20 is now completely reopened in the Dorval Circle area.
Source: Mobilité Montréal