Orange cones will continue to disrupt traffic throughout Quebec in the coming year. Several projects of the Ministry of Transport should see the light of day in 2021. If the pandemic has not caused work delays for the government body, the fact that several motorists are teleworking because of the virus could relieve pressure on the network road.
Patience required in Lanaudière and the Laurentians
In Joliette, the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) will begin repairing the Highway 158 bridge, which crosses the L’Assomption River. Also, paving work on Autoroute 25 in Saint-Roch-de-l’Achigan and repair of the roadway on Route 117 between Val-David and Val-Morin may force motorists. Highly visible to those who take the Laurentian highway, work on the Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs overpass will continue in 2021.
Festival of works in Montreal
Photo Pierre-Paul Poulin
Ville-Marie Tunnel, in Montreal.
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Access to downtown will not be easy since the major repair of the Ville-Marie tunnel, which will begin with the closure of the exit for rue de la Montagne, must stretch over 10 years. The west of the island will also be mortgaged with the reconstruction of the highway 40 road between Sainte-Anne-De-Bellevue and Kirkland.
Photo Pierre-Paul Poulin
55th Avenue Bridge in Montreal.
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Work will also begin on the 55th Avenue bridge, which crosses the A520, and the Hickmore Boulevard bridge, which spans the A13. The redevelopment of the Dorval and A13 / A40 interchanges will also continue. The Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine tunnel worksite will be set up quietly with the arrangements to mitigate the impact on traffic when the traffic will be felt.
Deadly highway widened in the Outaouais
Nicknamed “the highway of death”, the A50 will be widened between Gatineau and L’Ange-Gardien. Currently, this 7 km section is mainly composed of one lane in each direction, without a median, where cars cross at 100 km / h. The work planned for this spring should not cause traffic obstructions.
Reconstruction of bridges in Montérégie
Photo Pierre-Paul Poulin
Gouin Bridge in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
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This year should begin the reconstruction project of the Highway 104 bridge, which spans the Acadia River in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. In the same city, fans of Vieux-Saint-Jean will be happy to learn that the reconstruction work on the Gouin Bridge, over the Richelieu River and the Chambly Canal, is due to end in 2021. Also, several work sites paving and the extension of Highway 35 to the United States continues.
End of major projects in Mauricie and Center-du-Québec
Those who travel between Shawinigan and La Tuque or who frequent La Mauricie National Park will be happy to learn that the repair of Route 155 in Grandes-Piles must be completed this year. In Center-du-Québec, the reconstruction of the overpass that spans Highway 20 in Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil is due to be completed this summer. Finally, the reconstruction of the Chemin des Épinettes de Gentilly bridge, closed since 2019, must begin this year.
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