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montreal road conditions

It's no secret that Montreal is notorious for a few things. Sure, we've got bagels, poutine and Montreal-style smoked meat, but the Island is also known for its non-stop construction and poor road conditions.

For anyone who lives here, avoiding potholes is essentially an Olympic sport many of us have mastered. For those visiting, chances are your car has dipped into a deep hole at some point while driving, which was likely followed by a few not-so-nice words. But that's simply the Montreal experience. Non?

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Driving in Montreal means you've likely encountered construction detours, massive potholes, lengthy traffic jams and drivers who should have their licenses revoked. Nevertheless, Montreal remains one of the least stressful cities to drive in.

MoneySuperMarket, a British online website that compares prices on a range of products including car insurance, home insurance, travel insurance, and more, ranked the most and least stressful cities to drive in throughout the UK, Europe, and North America.

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As winter's chill tightens its grip, the Montreal weather forecast is calling for a particularly messy week. Up to 15 cm of snow is expected in Quebec, marking a shift in weather patterns that could impact daily commutes and general mobility around the city.

Chilly commutes

A wintry system, as forecasted by The Weather Network, is on its way to eastern Ontario and southern Quebec starting Tuesday. The snowy invasion arrives with colder November temperatures, signalling a departure from the relatively milder conditions experienced earlier in the month. Montreal, Ottawa and Gatineau are expected to see significant snowfall by Tuesday evening, complicating the Wednesday morning commute.

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Montrealers are all too familiar with poor driving conditions. I mean…it's pothole central over here, right? So when Jeff Goldvine, a Montreal-based comedian and musician, created a video showcasing the difference between driving in Montreal versus Toronto — it's safe to say he was spot on.

The 12-second video, posted across Goldvine's socials, depicts him driving in the car and talking on the phone, or in this case a bottle of Gaviscon (A+ for prop use).

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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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