Champlain Bridge: no closing on September 26-27 - Upcoming overnight closing
of lanes in both directions next week

LONGUEUIL, QC, Sept. 24 /CNW Telbec/ - The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) wishes to announce that there will be no closing of lanes on Champlain Bridge over the coming weekend (September 26-27).

The roadworks will resume Monday, September 28 , and will necessitate the closing of two out of three southbound lanes (toward the South shore). A first lane will be closed at 9:30 PM and a second one at 10:00 PM . In both cases, the lanes will be reopened to traffic at 5:00 AM . We remind you that the completion of these repairs is scheduled for October 9 .

We also wish to underline that as of next week, two out of three northbound lanes (towards Montreal ) will be closed from September 28 until October 2, 2009 . During these roadworks, a first lane will be closed at 10 PM and the second one at 11 PM . The lanes will be reopened to traffic at 5 AM the following morning.

For more information, please visit our Web site at: www.jccbi.ca.

For further information: Jean-Vincent Lacroix, AGC Communications, Office: [phone], ext. 230, Cell: [phone], [email protected]; Source: André Girard, Vice-President, Communications, The Federal Bridge Corporation, [phone], [email protected]