Honoré-Mercier Bridge - Upcoming Closure this Weekend POSTPONED to Friday at 10 PM due to the Weather Forecast

LONGUEUIL, QC, Aug. 9, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) and the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) would like to inform road users that the work scheduled for this weekend on the Honoré-Mercier Bridge (August 11 and 12), allowing the opening of the new Monette Bridge, will begin Friday at 10 PM, instead of 2 PM, due to the weather forecast and will last until Monday, 5 AM.

This road work is taking place to prepare for the opening of the new Monette Bridge. However, due to the weather conditions, it will not be possible to carry out all of the necessary work over the course of one weekend. Therefore, more road work will be taking place at a later time. A press release will be sent out to inform road users of the scheduled dates.

During this period, the bridge's access ramp from Airlie Street at LaSalle towards the South Shore will also be closed.

Over the past several months, major work has been carried out to completely reconstruct the Monette Bridge, which makes it possible to access the Honoré Mercier Bridge from Montreal (LaSalle).

As part of this reconstruction work, a temporary bridge was created to maintain regular traffic flow on the bridge towards the South Shore while isolating the Monette Bridge, which was completely rebuilt.

SOURCE: The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated

Jean-Vincent Lacroix 
Director of Communications
The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI)
Office: 450 651-8771, ext. 232
Mobile: [phone]
[email protected]

Claudia Goulet
Communication Counselor
Direction de l'Ouest-de-la-Montérégie
Ministère des Transports du Québec
Office : 450 698-3400
[email protected]