Weekend traffic Sept. 6-9, 2024: Work will close Ville-Marie Tunnel, Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge

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Several links to and from the island of Montreal will be problem areas for motorists this weekend, with the La Fontaine Tunnel closed overnights, the Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge closed all weekend, and the westbound Ville-Marie Expressway also closed. Here is what to expect:

Highway 25

The Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel will be closed overnights for lane reconfiguration. The closures start at 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and end at 8 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday, southbound from Souligny Ave. to Île Charron and northbound from Route 132 to Sherbrooke St. Souligny Ave. will be closed eastbound over the highway starting at 10:30 p.m. both nights.

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Highway 40

The Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge connecting Montreal Island with Vaudreuil-Dorion will be closed from 11:59 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for work related to the new bridge construction. The highway will be closed eastbound at St-Charles Ave. and westbound at Anciens-Combattants Blvd., though access to Senneville Rd. will be maintained for westbound traffic. The ramp toward Highway 40 east at the interchange with Highway 30 will be closed to redirect traffic to Highway 20. The tolls on Highway 30 will be suspended in both directions during this closure.

Route 136

The Ville-Marie Expressway will be closed westbound between Robert-Bourassa Blvd. and the entrance from Lucien-L’Allier St. from 11 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for resurfacing work. Traffic will be detoured via St-Antoine St.

Route 138

Ramps to and from the Honoré-Mercier Bridge on the Kahnawake side will be closed overnights this weekend:

• The ramp from Route 132 west to the bridge from 11 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday;
• The ramp from the bridge to Route 138 west from 11 p.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Sunday;
• The ramp from Route 138 east to the bridge from 11 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday.

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Major streets

• St-Laurent Blvd.: The overpass over the Ville-Marie Expressway will reopen as of Saturday after a long renovation.
• St-Urbain St.: The overpass over the Ville-Marie Expressway will close as of Sunday night for a long renovation, until the end of 2026. Pedestrian access will be maintained.
• De Lorimier Ave.: Will be closed northbound at Ste-Catherine St., with one lane open southbound from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
• St-Charles St. (Longueuil): The entrance to Route 134 (Taschereau Blvd.) eastbound will be closed from 5 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday.

Upcoming

In Longueuil, starting Tuesday at 11 p.m., the entrance to Highway 20/Route 132 east from the service road just past the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge will be closed for about two weeks. Traffic coming off the bridge or from Highway 10 will need to continue along Marie-Victorin Blvd. and turn left at Simard Blvd. to access the highway. Trucks will be required to head south on Highway 15 and turn around at Matte Blvd. The closure is required to conduct work on overhead signage.

In Boucherville, starting Monday, Route 132 will be closed overnights between Highways 20/25 and Montbrun St., from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., except weekends, for repaving.

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Ongoing disruptions

• Highway 10: The ramp from the Bonaventure Expressway toward the Champlain Bridge is closed until the end of September. Traffic is detoured via Gaétan-Laberge Blvd. Access to Nuns’ Island is maintained during this work. The access to Highway 10 west from Nuns’ Island is closed until the end of November.
• Highway 15: In Candiac, the ramps from Highway 15 north to Highway 930 west and from 15 south to 930 east are closed until December, and lanes are narrowed on both highways through the interchange.
• Highway 20: In Dorval, the ramp from Sources Blvd. south to Highway 20 East is closed until Sept. 21. The pedestrian overpass is closed until the beginning of October.
• Highway 25: Half of the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel is closed as part of a long-term renovation project, with traffic sharing the remaining tunnel — one lane toward the South Shore and two lanes toward Montreal.
• Highway 30: In Beauharnois, eastbound traffic will run counterflow overnights during weekends on and around the Madeleine-Parent Bridge until the end of the year.
• Highway 40: The Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge is down to three lanes — one in each direction, and one lane that switches directions on weekdays. During weekends, the extra lane is for traffic to Vaudreuil-Dorion. Work to replace the concrete slabs on the Metropolitan Expressway continues until fall. This will require completely closing the highway overnights and service roads on nights and weekends, particularly around the Décarie Interchange.
• Route 117: In St-Laurent, two northbound lanes and one southbound lane are closed on Marcel-Laurin Blvd. between the Décarie Interchange and St-Louis St., for work by the city of Montreal until the end of the year.
• Route 136: The Guy St. exit eastbound is closed until Oct. 25.
• Route 338: In Vaudreuil-Dorion, Route de Lotbinière is closed between Chicoine St. and St-Jean-Baptiste Ave. for water and sewer infrastructure work until the end of November.
• Highway 440: In Laval, asphalt work is being done on the eastbound service road between Highway 13 and Industriel Blvd., overnight between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., affecting entrances and exits, until the winter.
• Highway 520: The highway is closed in both directions at Hickmore St., with traffic detoured via the service roads, until Oct. 25. Lanes are closed at 43rd Ave. until December.
• St-Antoine St.: In the Sud-Ouest, the street is closed between du Couvent St. and Rose-de-Lima St., and traffic is reversed to go eastbound between Rose-de-Lima and Atwater Ave.
• Pie-IX Blvd.: Work to extend the SRB Pie-IX south means only one lane open in each direction between Pierre-de-Coubertin Ave. and Notre-Dame St. And cross streets between de Rouen and Ste-Catherine Sts. will be closed at Pie-IX.

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