Motorists will have to exercise their patience in this season

Let's start with the motorway network. Maintenance work is underway on the Île-aux-Tourtes bridge (Highway 40). The right lane towards Montreal is closed at all times. On the other hand, three lanes are always maintained in the direction of the peak of traffic.

On the Laval side, repairs to the Louis-Bisson Bridge (Autoroute 13), which spans the Rivière des Prairies, are underway until 2021. By day, four lanes per direction will be maintained at rush hour.

A little further south, motorists are faced with the reconstruction of the Highway 13 bridge over Highway 40. Two lanes are open in each direction on Highway 13. And three lanes are open in each direction. on Highway 40 at the A-13.

By the end of August, the Turcot project was over 79% complete.

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The Turcot project is progressing rapidly. During a site visit, about ten days ago, Transports Québec announced that the site was 79% complete.

The ramp connecting Highway 15 North to Highway 20 West has been reopened since Monday.

By the end of the year, the Department of Transport plans to reopen the ramp from the A-20 East to the A-15 North and the ramp from the A-15 South to the A-20 Where is. In addition, three out of four lanes of the new Route 136 (formerly the A-720) will open within a few weeks, including the entrances Du Fort and Lucien-L'Allier.

Several obstacles in the city

Once they leave the expressways, motorists will not be at the end of their sentence. Several construction sites hinder traffic on the streets of Montreal.

This is notably the case of the Bus Rapid Transit (SRB) project on Boulevard Pie-IX. From Amos Street in Montréal-Nord to Pierre-de-Coubertin Avenue, two lanes are maintained in a southerly direction and one lane is open to the north.

Only one lane is open on Saint-Denis Street, northbound, between Jean-Talon and Jarry Streets. We are rebuilding the underground and road infrastructure. This project is due to be completed in the summer of 2020. Some sections are open south, but only for local traffic.

In the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough, major works are also taking place on Papineau Avenue. It rebuilds the underground and road infrastructure between Gauthier and Marie-Anne streets. Two lanes are open to traffic, including one reserved for the STM during the morning peak period.

Line 445 Express Papineau is the main measure of the "Orange Movement" to decongest the subway line of the same name.

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The Express 445 Papineau

At these sites, it will also monitor the traffic situation on Papineau Avenue because of the lane reserved for buses and taxis between Jean-Talon and Sherbrooke Streets. This reserved lane entered service on August 26th.

It will be in service from Monday to Friday from 6:30 to 9:30 am, southbound and, in the opposite direction, from 15:30 to 18:30.

445 Express Papineau, the main measure of the "Orange Movement" to decongest the subway line of the same name, will run on Papineau Avenue, from Beaubien to René-Lévesque Boulevard and then to Peel Street in the downtown area. city ​​of Montreal.

These buses, which will run every 20 minutes, will leave Bellechasse Street and 20th Avenue in Rosemont.

The STM estimates that this line will eventually carry 2,000 people per morning rush hour. The 445 Express Papineau will pass every 10 minutes.