/R E P E A T -- Honoré Mercier Bridge - One lane per direction for Labour Day weekend (August 29-September 1, 2014)/

LONGUEUIL, QC, Aug. 26, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) and the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) are announcing that one lane in each direction will be closed on the Honoré Mercier bridge from 10 p.m. on Friday, August 29, until noon (12 p.m.) on Monday, September 1.

Work is scheduled for completion by noon on Monday, September 1, to better serve bridge users returning to the city after the long weekend.

The access ramp from La Prairie towards Montréal (Ramp 2) and the access ramp from Airlie Street towards the South Shore (except for buses) will also be closed during that period. The other access ramps will stay open.

On JCCBI side, this closure will allow the contractor to continue to complete intensive, round-the-clock reinforcement work on the steel structure of the Seaway section in preparation for the rehabilitation of its concrete deck next year.

On MTQ side, the replacement of structural elements will occurred under the bridge.

Drivers can use the Champlain Bridge as an alternative, since no major closures are planned there for the Labour Day weekend.

Details of closures, Labour Day Weekend
10 p.m., August 29 to 12 p.m., September 1

• One lane open towards Montréal
• One lane open towards the South Shore
• Access ramp from Airlie Street towards the South Shore closed
• Access ramp from La Prairie towards Montréal closed
  • Detour via the access ramp from Châteauguay

For additional information on work and closures, visit the project blog, mercierbridge.ca or the web site quebec511.info.

Remind that the Honoré-Mercier is under both provincial and federal jurisdictions. For more information, take a look at the Ministère des Transports du Québec's (MTQ) web page and at the Jacques Cartier Champlain Bridges Incorporated's (JCCBI) web site.

SOURCE: The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated

Source and information: Jean-Vincent Lacroix, Director of Communications, The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI), Office: 450-651-8771, extension 232/Cellular: 514-249-1940, [email protected] ; Anne-Marie Braconnier, Communications Advisor, The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI), Office: 450-651-8771, extension 465/Cellular: 514-292-4493, [email protected] ; Ministère des Transports, Tel. : [phone], Toll free : 1-866-817-9848