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Get Ready For Montreal Weekend Traffic Hell As A Highway Completely Closes

Montreal traffic will be extra hellish this weekend. The entire downtown stretch of Route 136 — i.e. the whole of the Ville-Marie and Viger Tunnels — will close to traffic between Friday night and Monday morning. And this could be just the beginning.

The Ministry of Transport states there will be further weekend closures as workers repair and shore up the Boulevard Saint-Laurent overpass. That project isn't scheduled to wrap up until 2024.

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More Montreal Traffic Headaches Are Coming This Weekend — Here's What To Avoid

Another weekend of Montreal traffic misery. Major highway construction work and road closures could lead to frustration for some drivers. Here's what to avoid so you don't end up driving in circles trying to follow detour signs.

All this info comes from Mobilité Montréal, the organization that manages traffic mitigation measures in the metro area.

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Montreal's La Fontaine Tunnel Is Now Half Closed For 3 Years — Here Comes The Traffic

Beginning Monday, October 31, the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel between Montreal and the South Shore is partially closed to make way for a major renovation.

Only three of the six lanes inside the tunnel on Highway 25 are open: two towards Montreal and one toward Boucherville.

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'Major' Traffic Misery Is Coming To Montreal This Weekend — Here's What To Avoid

Officials are warning drivers to, "if possible," stay away from some areas ahead of what Mobilité Montréal describes as "major traffic restrictions" in the Montreal area this weekend, October 21 to 24.

The organization responsible for traffic management in the metropolis says the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel (Highway 25 toward Montreal), Highway 40 eastbound in the West Island, and the Saint-Pierre Interchange (Highway 20 and Route 138) are to be especially avoided.

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A Stretch Of Highway 40 In Montreal Will Be Closed This Weekend For Even More Construction

After months of construction and even some unfortunate setbacks, Highway 40 is taking another self-care break to receive asphalt work this weekend. For commuters, this means diversion to service roads and more traffic over the next few days, starting Friday at 11:30 p.m..

The affected area of the 40 is the entire eastbound section of road between Côte-de-Liesse and des Laurentides interchanges, which will be closed until 8 a.m. Sunday morning. If weather conditions are unfavourable (which doesn’t seem to be the forecast as of Thursday, August 18), the construction work could be postponed, promising future frustration from drivers across the city.

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Montreal South Shore Construction Will Partially Close Highway 30 For 5 Days

Construction on Highway 30 in the Grande Allée sector of Brossard will lead to a five-day partial closure.

A press release issued by the Ministry of Transport indicated that work will be done on Highway 30 between June 30 and July 4 — ultimately leading to lots of delays and traffic. The work will fully close some westbound sections and route traffic into single lanes in both directions.

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Quebec Police Presence Will Be Beefed Up On The Roads This Weekend

Police will be paying closer attention to the roads over the next two weekends. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) says its officers will be out on roads and highways to catch travellers who are speeding or driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The Quebec police force says speed and impaired driving "remain the main causes of fatal collisions" in the province.

Last year, authorities recorded nine fatal crashes during the Saint-Jean and Canada Day weekends.

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All The Montreal Highway Construction That Could Wreak Havoc On Your Summer Travel Plans

For drivers, summer 2022 will be marked by noise, dust, huffs, puffs, and likely more than a little screaming at no one in particular. Mobilité Montréal has released a long (long, long, long) list of Montreal highway construction projects that will affect traffic in the months ahead.

Believe it or not, the compilation below is only a partial list, including major projects on highways, bridges and thoroughfares on Montreal Island only. A complete list, including construction on the local street network and off-island highway stretches, as well as timelines, is available online.

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Montreal's Highway 40 Is Getting More Construction Because They Screwed It Up In 2021

You may remember that Montreal's Highway 40 was partially repaved in 2021, putting an end to construction on the dreadful roaring concrete rampart for the foreseeable future.

Haha, just kidding.

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Montreal Traffic Is Messy All Over As A Snowfall Warning Continues Friday Morning

As of 8:15 a.m. Friday, Transports Québec is reporting most Montreal highways are still covered after an overnight storm that forecasts predicted would dump as much as 15 centimetres of snow on the region. Montreal traffic is looking messy as a result.

Autoroutes 15 (the Décarie expressway) and 40 (the Transcanadienne) seem to be in the worst condition with traffic slow or congested through much of their Montreal Island segments according to an online map of conditions. Traffic is also slow on the Montreal side of the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel on autoroute 25.

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Quebec Will Spend $25 Million To Hopefully Make Your Transit Commute Suck Slightly Less

The Quebec government is going to pump a ton of cash into Montreal-area public transit authorities in an effort to, hopefully, make your transit commute better. Chantal Rouleau, Minister of Transport and Minister responsible for the Metropolitan Area and the Montreal Region, announced a $24.8 million financial contribution for mitigation measures in public and active transportation.

"Because public transit is a sustainable solution to road congestion, it is essential for us to maintain the mitigation measures that have been implemented and that have proven their worth," Rouleau said in a press release.

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Valérie Plante Wants To Plop A New Public Space Over Part Of The Décarie Expressway

Like their counterparts at Ensemble Montréal, Valérie Plante and Project Montréal are also planning to cover a portion of the infamous Décarie Expressway should she win re-election.

But unlike their political opponents, those in the Project Montréal camp vowed to cover a much smaller portion of the highway as part of their plan to revitalize the Namur-Hippodrome sector.

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