Many obstacles on the highway network in the Montreal region are expected at the end of the week, in particular because of the work scheduled for Monday on the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine bridge-tunnel.
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As a reminder, the work on the bridge-tunnel will cause the closure of three lanes out of six as of October 31; only one lane will be open towards the South Shore and two, towards Montreal until November 2025.
Work will also cause obstructions on the Samuel-de Champlain Bridge between Brossard and Montreal, and in the tunnel between Montreal and Longueuil, southbound on Highway 25, which will be completely closed Saturday and Sunday from 6 a.m. to noon.
The Victoria Bridge will also be impacted with a single lane maintained towards the South Shore between Friday 1:30 p.m. and Monday 5 a.m.
The Honoré-Mercier Bridge will be completely closed in both directions between Montreal and Kahnawake from Sunday 2 a.m. to Monday 2 a.m.
The island of Montreal will also experience many obstacles, including the closure of Highway 40 between exit 41 and the next entrance, eastbound, from Friday 11:59 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m.
The ramp leading from Route 138 to Highway 20 West on the Saint-Pierre interchange will be closed from Friday 11:59 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m.
Highway 20 will also be closed in the Saint-Pierre interchange, between exit 63 and the westbound 1st Avenue entrance, from Sunday 10:30 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m.
The Saint-Pierre interchange will be closed eastbound, between exit 2 and the interchange, from Sunday 11 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m.
On route 138 east, between rue Clément and the interchange, two lanes out of three will be closed from Saturday 7 a.m. to Sunday 11 p.m.
Highway 40 will not escape the work, with the closure of two lanes out of three Sunday from 10:30 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m., eastbound, at the height of Bourget Boulevard.
There will also be a complete closure in the Ville-Marie tunnel, on route 136, between exit 3 and the entrances to Notre-Dame Ouest and de la Cathédrale streets, from Sunday 10:30 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m.
