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CTV News
16 hours ago
- CTV News
Some major road closures in Montreal area this weekend
Drivers should plan their trips ahead this weekend as there will be major road closures, namely on major bridges. People can use the Waze app or consult Quebec 511 for more information. Honoré-Mercier Bridge/Highway 138 From 11 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Sunday: Traffic will flow in the opposite direction on the bridge toward Montreal with only one lane in each direction. Access to Airlie Street and the reserved late toward 138-West will be closed. A detour can be taken via Lafleur Avenue and Clément Street. Papineau-Leblanc Bridge/Highway 19 From 11 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Sunday, the bridge will be completely closed southbound between Laval and Montreal's Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough. From 11:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Sunday, the bridge will be completely closed northbound between Laval and Montreal's Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough. Northbound detour on Henri-Bourassa Boulevard via the Pie-IX (R-125) or Viau (R-335) bridges and Concorde Boulevard. For trucks, continue to A-440. Southbound detour on the A-440 service road eastbound, via the Pie-IX Bridge (R-125) or westbound, via the Médéric-Martin Bridge (A-15). Default closures: starting at 9:30 p.m, access ramps from the A-440 east and west to the A-19 south and access from Saint-Martin, Concorde and Lévesque boulevards to the A-19 south. Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge/Highway 40 From Saturday 7 p.m. to Sunday 10 a.m., the bridge will be closed between Senneville (Montreal) and Vaudreuil-Dorion Partial closure of one lane out of two. Highway 25/Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel Southbound From 11 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday, complete closure of the tunnel between Exit 4 downtown Montreal and the Île Charron access in Longueuil. Detour via Hochelaga, Dickson South and Notre-Dame streets, René-Lévesque Boulevard and Papineau Avenue / Jacques-Cartier Bridge. Trucks can go via Assomption Boulevard, Sherbrooke Street and Pie-IX South Boulevard. Default closures: access from Sherbrooke, Tellier and Des Futailles streets. Souligny Avenue: closure of the avenue eastbound between Dickson and Honoré-Beaugrand streets. Detour via Dickson North and Hochelaga East or West streets. Highway 25/Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel Northbound From 11 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday, complete closure of the tunnel between exit 90 (R-132) on the A-20 west in Longueuil and the Hochelaga Street access in Montreal. Detour via R-132 west, exit 82 / Jacques Cartier Bridge, downtown exit towards De Lorimier Avenue south and Notre-Dame Street. Trucks can go via Pie-IX Boulevard and Sherbrooke Street. Default closures of R-132 east and west access ramps. Access from Île-Charron Street. Detour: via A-25 south and R-132 west. Laviolette Bridge/Highway 55 From 8 p.m. Friday to 11 a.m. Sunday, only one lane in each direction will be available between Trois-Rivières and Bécancour. Default closure in Trois-Rivières, access from Arthur-Rousseau Boulevard to A-55 south Default closure in Bécancour, on A-55 south, exit 176 (A-30, R-132, Sainte-Angèle, Bécancour) and access to A-30 east and west / Avenue Godefroy towards A-55 north. Bonaventure Highway One lane is closed in each direction on the Peel Basin/Victoria until December Traffic will be diverted in the opposite direction – one lane in each direction – until December on the Clément Bridge. Réseau express métropolitain (REM) The REM is closed on weekends due to works. Shuttles are available at every station. René-Lévesque Boulevard Partial closure of two out of four lanes on René-Lévesque Boulevard westbound, between Wolfe and Atateken streets, from 7 a.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Sunday. Highway 30/Serge-Marcil Bridge Westbound Partial closure of one lane out of two on the bridge between alaberry-de-Valleyfield and Les Cèdres Saturday and Sunday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mont-Tremblant IRONMAN
CBC
01-04-2025
- Business
- CBC
Some Quebec coastal towns have no road to connect them. Will a new approach finally provide a link?
Ever since Paul Rowsell returned home after attending university in the late 1970s, he says the population in his hometown of Harrington Harbour, Que., has started to dwindle. An island off the coast of Chevery, Que., it swells to a mere couple hundred people in the summer, he says. But he's continuing to see towns along Quebec's Lower North Shore shrinking as a highway connecting coastal communities isn't being extended fast enough. It's a recipe which could lead to some towns disappearing completely, he says. Highway 138 extends all the way up Quebec's Lower North Shore but abruptly ends in Kegaska before picking up again in Vieux-Fort — just 75 kilometres southwest of the border between Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. About a dozen towns between Vieux-Fort and Kegaska have long advocated for the progression of the road — which would connect them to the rest of the province. "We've been hearing so much about this over the years. There's been study after study after study in my lifetime," said Rowsell. Last week, as part of the provincial budget, Quebec revealed the investments for the extension of Route 138 have been suspended in Quebec's infrastructure program and will instead be made part of an intervention plan to be carried out by the Quebec Transport Ministry. The ministry plans to review the project plans, including its schedule, cost and scope. According to the government, this will enable the extension of Highway 138 to be completed more quickly and at a lower cost. The province says the change should give the project a boost. Gilles Monger says people have been waiting for the highway extension since the 1980s. Resident and chairman of the Tête-à-la-Baleine local committee, he fears the review process will cause further delays. "Are we going to redo all the work that was done by the engineering firms? [Are] we going to start from scratch?" said Monger. "Every time there are changes at government level on these issues, it takes almost forever." "Will it be real this time?... And not just simply promises that they repeat every decade?" Although some sections have been built in recent years, little has been done to open up his community of just over 100 residents, he says. Ivonne Fuentes knew what she was getting into when she moved to the town five years ago, just before the pandemic. The isolation comes with perks: knowing everyone in town and not having to lock your doors. "It's a way of living. [It's] very special," said Fuentes. But having travelled south frequently for medical appointments for her chronic illness, Fuentes says a road would improve connectivity and access to services, especially given unreliable and often harsh weather which can contribute to last-minute flight cancellations or delays for fly-in communities. Some towns don't even have reliable access to the airport, says Gladys Driscoll Martin, warden of the MRC Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent and mayor of Saint-Augustin, Que. "Lots of times we can't even make it to the plane to get our appointments to go to the hospital," said Martin. "This is not only [in] our community." Saint-Augustin's airport is located just across the river next to the Innu community of Pakuashipi. In the winter, Martin says people use the "white trail," a snowmobile route. It's not the most practical solution, she says, considering how reliant these two communities are on each other. She also wants to guarantee fellow residents are not stuck in town and unable to get out during wildfires, for example. "Some of our communities, especially [the] ones who got no roads, they're decreasing every year ... So it's very important that this road file be looked at and done as fast as possible," said Martin. While the ministry says this new approach could result in fast and cheaper progress, Martin says "I got my doubts." WATCH | Here's a recap of Quebec's priorities in the latest budget: Here's how Quebec is using latest budget to respond to Trump tariffs 6 days ago Duration 3:05 The province's deficit is projected to hit a record $13.6 billion. With tariff threats looming, Quebec is turning to infrastructure spending and helping businesses affected by a potential U.S. trade war with a unique tax credit. In an emailed statement, the Transport Ministry said this investment strategy was prepared to ensure that money is spread across the whole region. "These choices will ensure that public resources are managed more efficiently," read the statement. Having followed the progress of the road for decades, Paul Rowsell says sitting down to "do the math," does not make him hopeful for the project and it's construction. "You could be looking at another 100 years literally at the rate they're going," he said. "I'm 65 so I don't really expect to see it." He just hopes his town won't become like Aylmer Sound — a community north of Harrington Harbour that saw its population shrink to the point where it closed in 2007. The closure cost the government $1.7 million. "After a while the school closed. There weren't any children. The clinic closed," explained Rowsell.
