Highway 40 Eastbound reopens after truck spills load of paint

Highway 40 Eastbound at Côte-Vertu was completely closed to traffic for hours on Tuesday after a truck carrying paint spilled its load.

The roadway fully reopened around 4 p.m.

It had been closed from just before Cavendish as authorities worked to clean up the paint.

Traffic was being detoured via the service road.

It happened just after 8 a.m. – amid morning rush hour. 

The paint spread across the eastbound lanes of the highway between Cavendish and Côte-Vertu. 

But made it’s way all over the roadway as vehicles drove through it.

Highway 40 Eastbound closed at Côte-Vertu in Montreal

Highway 40 Eastbound at Côte-Vertu is closed to traffic Tuesday morning after a truck carrying paint spilled its load on the road. Sept. 12, 2023. (CREDIT: Hayder Mahdy/CityNews Image)

Highway 40 Eastbound closed at Côte-Vertu in Montreal

Highway 40 Eastbound at Côte-Vertu is closed to traffic Tuesday morning after a truck carrying paint spilled its load on the road. Sept. 12, 2023. (CREDIT: Hayder Mahdy/CityNews Image)

Highway 40 Eastbound closed at Côte-Vertu in Montreal

Highway 40 Eastbound at Côte-Vertu is closed to traffic Tuesday morning after a truck carrying paint spilled its load on the road. Sept. 12, 2023. (CREDIT: Hayder Mahdy/CityNews Image)

 

The SQ is investigating if the paint was properly secured inside the truck.

The driver could receive a fine if it wasn’t. 

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