Congestion to be expected: here are the sites at the head of the bridges for the start of the school year

Return to work and back to school could cause many headaches to motorists who circulate at the head of the bridges. Several projects will be underway in September in the sector. Here’s what you need to know.

Closure of the Saint-Louis path

A section of Chemin Saint-Louis will be completely closed to traffic for about two weeks in early September.

Motorists will not be able to circulate on the artery between avenue des Hotels and rue Villeray from September 7 to 19. A detour will be set up to guide road users.

In the weeks preceding and following this complete closure, work -study periods are planned by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MTMD), which admits that congestion episodes are to be expected. The obstacles should be lifted around October 24.

Despite the work, access to shops will be maintained by Chemin Saint-Louis. Pedestrians and cyclists will also be able to circulate on the artery.

Stage bridge on Route 175

A temporary staging bridge has been in service since the end of July on the 175 route. The use of it will allow the demolition and reconstruction of the current staging bridge over the railway.

Access to the bridges are maintained. The temporary staging bridge is constructed, is useful, is used at the momentunderlines Alexandra Houde, spokesperson for MTMD.

The ministry teams are currently carrying out the preparatory stages of the deconstruction of the first staging bridge. The construction of the new bridge must endeavor at the end of August and continue until 2026.

Avenue des Hotels

The work to transform the avenue des Hotels into a urban boulevard continues. The teams of the Ministry of Transport are currently being used for the repair of the road and the establishment of a corridor reserved for buses.

Boulevard Laurier

The construction of the tunnel reserved for public transport is still underway and will continue until 2027.

The MTMD Specifies that the underground part of the tunnel is finished, but that work remains to be done to finalize the hopper is of the tunnel and the reconstruction of the Chaussée du Boulevard Laurier, between Avenue Lavigerie and the road to the church.

Pierre-Laporte bridge

Maintenance work will be carried out in September on the Pierre-Laporte bridge in order to improve user rolling comfortindicates the Ministry of Transport.

The Pierre-Laporte bridge will undergo the repair of roads. The obstacles will be at night, but people will be able to continue to circulate; There will only be fewer open routessupports Alexandra Houde.

The Ministry of Transport invites citizens to consult the website or the Quebec 511 mobile application before hitting the road.

With the collaboration of Flavie Sauvageau