MONTREAL – When people hear the words ‘Turcot construction,’ they usually have a lot to say.
“It’s all year round, it’s very frustrating and a lot of it is hard to follow too,” an Notre-Dame-de-Grâce resident told Global News.
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It won’t be getting any better.
As part of the reconstruction of the Turcot Interchange, the St. Jacques bridge is being torn down.
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Which means more construction and more closures.
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The first one will be June 25 to 27.
The access to the northbound Decarie from westbound Ville-Marie will be closed.
As will the access to the eastbound Ville-Marie from Decarie south.
“It’s really annoying – considering it’s always blocked anyways because there’s a lot of traffic,” said a West Island resident. “I don’t know where people are gonna go.”
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But that’s just the beginning.
On the weekends of July 9, 16 and maybe even the 23rd, all lanes under the overpass will be closed in both directions, from Friday night to Monday morning.
That includes access to and from the Champlain Bridge, access to and from Highway 20 and access to and from the Ville-Marie Expressway.
The Girouard, Royalmount, Jean-Talon, and Côte-St-Luc entrances will also be closed.
Transports Quebec is suggesting commuters avoid the Decarie Expressway altogether.
“The 15 is like a main vein in south and north of Montreal,” said a Montreal resident. “It’s a big need and there’s enough traffic as is – so I would say it’s not a good idea.”
In the fall, the eastern half of the bridge will be demolished, requiring more weekend closures.
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