Those looking to drive in and around Montreal this weekend should be aware that several routes will be closed and that a Montreal Pride Parade will mean major closures on Sunday.
Drivers should consider charting routes on the Waze app before leaving.
Pride Parade
On Sunday at 1 p.m., the annual Pride Parade will begin at the corner of Rene-Levesque Boulevard and Metcalfe Street and end at the corner of Rene-Levesque Boulevard and Atataken Street.
Honore-Mercier Bridge
- From Friday at 11 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m., one lane will be opened in each direction on the bridge.
- As a result, the Airlie Street entrance will be a default closure.
Cote-de-Liesse Road East
- From Friday at 10 p.m. to Sunday at 8 p.m., Côte-de-Liesse Road east will be closed between Devonshire Road and the Décarie Expressway (A-15) interchange.
Highway 30
- On Saturday and Sunday, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., two of three lanes will be closed on Highway 30 westbound on the Madeleine-Parent Bridge.
Bonaventure Highway / Nuns’ Island
- The Bonaventure Highway (A-10) ramp leading to the Samuel-De Champlain bridge is closed until September.
- One lane is closed on Gaetan-Laberge Boulevard until early December.
Rose-de-Lima Street
- In the Southwest borough, Rose-de-Lima Street is closed long-term between Saint-Antoine and Saint-Jacques streets and the Rose-de-Lima / Saint-Jacques intersection is closed.
Route 132 / 138 (Kahnawake)
- There is a long-term partial closure (one of two lanes) of the ramp leading from Route-138 West (coming from the Honoré-Mercier Bridge) to Route-132 East (towards La Prairie) until Thursday, Sept. 5.
Airport drop off
- There is a new express drop-off at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) at parking lots P4 and P10 every day from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. A free shuttle service is every five minutes.
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