Highway 440 west overpass to Highway 15 north set to open soon
Posted November 20, 2024 9:56 am.
The overpass at the interchange of Highway 440 westbound, to Highway 15 northbound in Laval will be opening soon, Transport Quebec announced Wednesday.
The project was launched at the beginning of February 2023. It’s supposed to connect two major motorways above ground with a new ramp without going through the service road.
Improving safety after 2019 deadly crash
Improving safety and traffic flow at the site was top of mind after a deadly pileup left four people dead in August 2019.
The victims of the 2019 crash were Sylvain Pouliot, 55, of Terrebonne; Robert Tanguay Laplante, 26, of Laval; and Gilles Marsolais, 54, and Michele Bernier, 48, a couple from Montreal Michel Bernier, Gilles Marsolet, the former police officers, Sylvain Pouliott and Robert Tanguay Laporte.
The truck driver involved in the deadly Highway 440 crash in 2019, was found guilty of criminal negligence causing death.
The verdict was handed down at the Laval courthouse in February of this year.
Jagmeet Grewal was driving a 53-foot trailer, loaded with merchandise destined for the U.S. and failed to stop before rear-ending several cars at 100 kilometers and hour.
The collision, caused a major fire, injured 15 people and resulted in the deaths of four people.
The prosecution argued Grewal should never have been driving a truck in the first place because his trucker permit had been revoked.
The 57-year-old had lost his Class-1 licence in 2014 after he was involved in a major collision two years earlier, causing him to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
After several attempts to get his licence back, the SAAQ, approved the request.
Project worth $133 million
In total, the Transport Ministry spent $133 million on the developments.
It’s reported that more than 300,00 drivers pass through this area every day.
