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While elevated rail is new to Montreal, the material selected for the REM — reinforced concrete — is certainly not.

The Metropolitan Expressway (A-40), Honore-Mercier Bridge, Highway 15 northbound, Ville-Marie Expressway and Turcot Interchange will all be active roadwork sites this weekend and are worth avoiding. These areas, and others noted below are worth avoiding for those drivers who do not like being stuck in slow-moving traffic through detours.

Roadwork season is here, and you might want to consider taking public transit again There are close to 50 roadwork sites planned this summer in and around the city, and Montrealers are being urged to get reacquainted with public transit or risk getting stuck in traffic. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jun 02, 2021 10:45 AM ET | Last Updated: June 2 A $1.1-billion project to upgrade the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine tunnel-bridge will begin this month. (Mathieu Wagner/Radio-Canada)

It will be a difficult weekend for driving around Turcot Interchange, with all kinds of highway closures.

Those planning on driving to take advantage of the recently lightened COVID-19 restrictions should note that major roadwork is scheduled between the Turcot Interchange and the Ville-Marie Tunnel in addition to a number of other areas.

Montreal Weekend traffic: Île-aux-Tourtes bridge closed and three major highways to avoid Montreal Weekend traffic: Île-aux-Tourtes bridge closed and three major highways to avoid By Rick Da Conceicao undefined undefined / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images The long weekend will not be kind to Montreal motorists. In addition to the emergency closure of the Île-aux-Tourtes bridge, the Quebec transportation department is recommending motorists avoid the Ville-Marie Expressway east bet...

From Friday at 10 p.m. to Tuesday at 5 a.m., the following closure is in effect: The Ville-Marie Expressway (R-136) eastbound between the Turcot Interchange and the Notre-Dame and de la Cathedrale entrances (in the tunnel). As a result, the following are default closures: In the Turcot interchange, the three ramps leading from Highway 15 North, Highway 20 East and the Decarie Expressway (A-15) South to the Ville-Marie Expressway. The Pullman Blvd. entrance. THE METROPOLITAN EXPRESSWAY ...

Article content Construction is a fact of life in Montreal, so much so that the orange cone has become this city’s unofficial symbol. You can find it emblazoned on canvas bags or stamped into keychains sold in tourist shops, a souvenir of this vibrant city’s most notorious aggravations. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Can Montreal tame construction season with a charter of rights? Back to video We joke there are only two seasons in Montreal...

Article content Construction is a fact of life in Montreal, so much so that the orange cone has become this city’s unofficial symbol. You can find it emblazoned on canvas bags or stamped into keychains sold in tourist shops, a souvenir of this vibrant city’s most notorious aggravations. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Hanes: Can Montreal tame construction season with a "charter" of rights? Back to video We joke there are only two seasons in...

Article content There will be two lanes eastbound and one lane westbound on the expressway between Wellington St. and the Victoria Bridge. Highway 40 in the West Island One lane out of three will be closed on the westbound Highway 40 at Anciens-Combattants Blvd. The westbound service road will be closed between Chemin Ste-Marie until the end of the service road. The entrances from Anciens-Combattants and Chemin Ste-Marie to Highway 40 W. will also be closed. All the closures will be in effect f...