Highway 13, Highway 40 closures starting Friday

It’s going to be another weekend of major road construction in Montreal.

The Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable announced major work would be starting on three major arteries across the city this weekend.

Highway 13

Continuing from work done last weekend on Highway 13, portions of the highway will once again be closed between Aug. 25 and 28.

From 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 25 until 6 a.m. on Aug. 26, northbound Highway 13 will be completely closed between exit no12 (Samson Blvd. / Notre-Dame Blvd. / Saint-Martin Blvd.) and Highway 440. This closure will also include the ramp from Notre-Dame Boulevard.

Highway 13 road closures. (Photo Credit: Government of Quebec)

As of 6 a.m. on Saturday until 11 p.m., only one lane of the highway, between exit no12 (Boul. Samson / Boul. Notre-Dame / Boul. Saint-Martin) and Boulevard Dagenais will be open.

The highway from Notre-Dame Boulevard, exit no15 (Highway 440 / Route 148 / Dagenais Blvd.), and exit no17 (Boulevard Sainte-Rose) will be completely closed.

Between 11 p.m. on Aug. 26 and 5 a.m. on Aug. 28, the highway between exit no12 (Samson Blvd. / Notre-Dame Blvd. / Saint-Martin Blvd.) and Highway 440 will be completely closed.

Detour signs will be present throughout the weekend and drivers are asked to plan accordingly. The ministry also noted that all the work will be weather dependent and could be postponed.

Highway 40

In addition to work on Highway 13, the Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable announced westbound Highway 40 towards Vaudreuil-Dorion will have closures this weekend.

Highway 40 road closures. (Photo Credit: Government of Quebec)

Starting at 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 25, exit no 41 (Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue / Boul. des Anciens-Combattants / A-20 WEST / Île Perrot and the entrance from Boulevard des Anciens-Combattants) will be completely closed until 5 a.m. on Monday.

In addition, exit no 44 (Morgan Blvd.), and the ramp leading to the service road of Highway 40 west from Boulevard des Anciens-Combattants will be closed during the same time period.

The ministry notes that des Pins Street between Poultry Cottages Street and St. Mary’s Road will be completely closed until November. While the road is closed a detour will be in place along Boulevard des Anciens-Combattants, for all vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians.

Honoré Mercier Bridge

Lastly the Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable announced the Honoré Mercier Bridge and the Saint-Pierre Interchange will also see maintenance work conducted over the weekend.

Saint-Pierre road closures. (Photo Credit: Government of Quebec)

At the Saint-Pierre Interchange, the ramp from Route 138 eastbound (from the Honoré Mercier Bridge) to Highway 20 westbound (and to Dorval and the airport) will be completely closed from 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 25 to 5 a.m. on Aug. 28.

Honoré Mercier Bridge road closures. (Photo Credit: Government of Quebec)

In addition, as of 2 a.m. on Aug. 26, there will be one lane of head-to-head traffic on the bridge towards the South Shore. This will remain in effect until 5 a.m. on Aug. 28.