/R E P E A T -- Champlain Bridge: Several day and night closures from
Thursday, July 1 to Sunday, July 4/

LONGUEUIL, QC, July 1 /CNW Telbec/ - The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) wishes to announce overnight closings of two out of three lanes on the Champlain Bridge, based on the following schedule:

    
    - Thursday, July 1 towards Montreal - closing of a first lane at 8:00 PM
      and a second lane at 10:00 PM, until Friday, July 2 at 5:00 AM
    - Friday, July 2 towards the south shore - closing of a first lane at
      8:00 PM and a second lane at 10:00 PM, until Saturday, July 3 at
      8:00 AM
    - Saturday, July 3 towards the south shore - closing of a first lane at
      8:00 PM and a second lane at midnight, until Sunday, July 4 at 8:00 AM
    

These closings will allow the completion of pavement work and repairs of joints on the Champlain Bridge.

We would like to remind motorists that two out of three lanes will also be closed on the Champlain Bridge (Highway 15 North) in the direction of Montreal at L'Île-des-Sœurs during the day and night, based on the following schedule:

    
    - Friday, July 2 towards Montreal - closing of two out of three lanes at
      10 PM to Saturday, July 3, at 12 PM
    - Saturday, July 3 towards Montreal - closing of two out of three lanes
      at midnight to Sunday, July 4, at 2 PM
    

For more details about the pavement work at L'Île-des-Soeurs, we invite you to click here (http://www.pontchamplainbridge.ca/eng/2010/06/30/pavement-beginning-at-l%E2%80%99ile-des-soeurs-highway-15-%E2%80%93-two-out-of-three-lanes-closed-towards-montreal-july-2-3-and-4/).

Traffic may be heavier on the Champlain Bridge during the work. Motorists are encouraged to use the other bridges in the South Shore during the construction period. This work could be postponed depending on weather conditions.

For further information or to follow the progress of our work, we also invite you to visit our new blog at: www.champlainbridge.ca.

For further information: Jean-Vincent Lacroix, Chief, Communications, The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI), Office: 450-651-8771, extension 232, Cellular: 514-249-1940, [email protected]; Source: André Girard, Vice-President, Communications, Federal Bridge Corporation Ltd., Tel.: [phone], [email protected]