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Overnight closures on Montreal’s Highway 20

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Overnight closures on Montreal’s Highway 20
WATCH: There are partial and complete closures on Highway 20 as roadwork begins to repave the lanes. Global's Tim Sargeant reports – Aug 7, 2017

Expect partial and complete closures on Highway 20 as roadwork begins Monday night at 11 p.m.

Both the eastbound and westbound lanes are being repaved between Highway 13 and Saint-Pierre Avenue.

“Normally, they do send some kind of notification and give us options to give to our clients of how to get here, but we haven’t heard anything as of yet,” said Shelley Lewis, who works at a soccer arena right off the highway.

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There will also be construction on the 1st Avenue entrance ramp to Highway 20 westbound.

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The ramp to Exit 61 will be extended to allow heavy trucks and tractor trailers to stay outside express lanes.

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Marked detours will be in place to inform drivers when the highway is closed.

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Work is expected to continue until November, according to Transports Quebec.

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