Opinion: Quebec's misplaced loyalty to concrete, a rigid sponge
While elevated rail is new to Montreal, the material selected for the REM — reinforced concrete — is certainly not.
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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.