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Traffic trouble spots to watch out for this weekend in the Montreal area:
Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge
The bridge on Highway 40 connecting Montreal Island with Vaudreuil-Dorion will be closed westbound from midnight till 8 a.m. Sunday.
Mercier Bridge
The upstream span of the bridge will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 11 a.m. Saturday, with traffic sharing the other span with one lane in each direction. The entrance from Airlie St. will be closed during this time.
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On the Kahnawake side of the bridge, ramps will be closed overnight on the following schedule:
- The ramp from the bridge to Route 132 eastbound, from 10 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday.
- The ramp from the bridge to Route 138 westbound, from 10 p.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Sunday.
- The ramp from Route 138 eastbound to the bridge, from 10 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday.
Montreal streets
St-Antoine St. will be closed westbound between de la Montagne St. and Lucien-L’Allier St., from 5 a.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Sunday, but work will pause between 4 p.m. and midnight Saturday for the hockey game at the Bell Centre.
Côte-St-Luc Rd. will be closed in both directions between Wilson Ave. and Girouard Ave., from 10 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Presidents Cup
Several restrictions are in place during the golf tournament on Île Bizard:
- Vehicle access to the Jacques-Bizard Bridge is restricted to residents and Presidents Cup. passholders. Residents are required to travel via St-Charles Blvd., then Pierrefonds Blvd. eastbound, while passholders must use St-Jean Blvd. and Pierrefonds Blvd. westbound and go through a sorting area.
- The ferry between Laval and Île Bizard is restricted to pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles with special permits.
- All street parking is prohibited on Île Bizard.
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The restrictions continue through Sunday.
Continuing disruptions
- Highway 10: The ramp from the Bonaventure Expressway toward the Champlain Bridge is closed until the end of next week. 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 November, and lanes are narrowed on both highways through the interchange.
- 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 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.
- 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 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 is open in each direction between Pierre-de-Coubertin Ave. and Notre-Dame St. Cross streets between de Rouen and Ste-Catherine Sts. will be closed at Pie-IX.
- St-Urbain St.: The overpass over the Ville-Marie Expressway is closed for a long renovation, until the end of 2026. Pedestrian access is maintained.
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