/R E P E A T -- Honoré Mercier Bridge - Night and weekend closures to resume
until November 1st/

LONGUEUIL, QC, Oct. 20 /CNW Telbec/ - The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) and the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) wish to announce the continuation of many lane closures on the Honoré Mercier Bridge, on weeknights and during the day on the weekends until November 1^st. The end of construction has been postponed until November 1^st, since last weekend's work was cancelled due to unfavourable weather conditions.

First, on weeknights and in the morning, one southbound lane out of two will be closed everyday from 9 PM to 10 AM in the morning, according to the following schedule:

• At night and in the morning only, from Wednesday, October 20^th to Friday, October 22^nd

On weekends, the entire upstream part of the bridge will be closed to traffic, with one lane open in each direction (one Montreal-bound lane, and one South Shore-bound lane) for the entire weekend, from Friday at 11 PM to Monday at 5 AM. This major work will occur again over two weekends, since planned work over the course of last weekend was cancelled due to unfavourable weather conditions.

• During the day and at night, Friday, October 22^nd to Monday, October 25^th
• During the day and at night, Friday, October 29^th to Monday, November 1^st

Remember that access to the Mercier Bridge by Airlie Street towards the South Shore will be closed during the construction period this weekend. Traffic will be very heavy on the Mercier Bridge during construction. Motorists who take this route are invited to avoid this sector, when possible. The Champlain, Victoria, and Jacques Cartier Bridges are the alternatives that can be used over the weekend. Please also note that the width of lanes will be reduced during the work to 3.3 metres. Trucks exceeding this width will be invited to take an optional route.

We would like to remind you that these closures allow for important repairs to be made on the metal structure of the Mercier Bridge, each day. Over the weekends, cars will be permitted to travel on the downstream part of the Bridge, with one lane open in each direction, in order to enable the completion of major necessary work without adding any weight to the upstream part of the bridge.

For more details, or to follow this project, we invite you to visit the blog:  www.mercierbridge.ca.

For further information:

Source : 
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]  

André Girard
Vice President, Communications
Federal Bridge Corporation Ltd.
Tel.: [phone]
[email protected]

Information:
Émilie Thibault
AGC Communications
Office : 514 849-7000, extension 231
Cellular : 514 825-7365
[email protected]