Reminder: Honoré Mercier Bridge - Closure this weekend (August 10, 11 and 12) to open the new Monette Bridge

LONGUEUIL, QC, Aug. 8, 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 there will be work carried out on the Honoré Mercier Bridge over the weekend (August 10, 11 and 12) to enable the opening of the new Monette Bridge.

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.

In order to complete the work and open the new bridge, traffic will be limited to a single lane per direction on the bridge from Friday, August 10, at 2 p.m. to Monday, August 13, at 5 a.m.

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

It is very important to note that the afternoon rush hour on Friday, August 10 will be difficult and road users are encouraged to use the Champlain Bridge at that time. By starting the work at 2 p.m., road users who finish at noon will be able to access the South Shore more easily.

Note that this work may be postponed depending on weather conditions.

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]