If you’re planning to drive in Montreal this weekend, be ready for detours, closures, and traffic jams. Between construction, a major , and highway shutdowns, getting around the city will be trickier than usual.
In a comprehensive report released this Friday, March 14, the Quebec Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MTQ) listed the numerous obstacles that will put obstacles in the way of motorists.
And if you were hoping to avoid the hassle by taking the REM, think again — it’s closed for the entire weekend.
With that in mind, here are a few areas you may want to avoid.
Downtown: St. Patrick’s Day closures
Montreal’s 200th St. Patrick’s Day Parade is happening on Sunday, March 16, and several streets will be closed from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for the festivities.
Full street closures include:
- Rue Clark (between de Maisonneuve & Ontario)
- Rue Jeanne-Mance (between de Maisonneuve & Président-Kennedy)
- Rue Saint-Alexandre (between Mayor & Sainte-Catherine)
- Rue City-Councillors (between Mayor & Président-Kennedy)
- Rue Towers (between Sainte-Catherine & de Maisonneuve)
- Boulevard de Maisonneuve (between Clark & Lambert-Closse)
- Rue Saint-Urbain (between de Maisonneuve & Ontario)
- Rue Sainte-Catherine (between Chomedey & Saint-Marc)
Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel & Highway 25
The Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel will be completely closed in both directions from Friday at 11 p.m. to Saturday at 8 a.m., and again Saturday at 11 p.m. to Sunday at 8 a.m.
Closures include:
- Highway 25 South: Blocked from Sherbrooke Street in Montreal to Route 132 on the South Shore.
- Highway 25 North: Closed from Exit 90 on Highway 20 West in Longueuil to Sherbrooke Street in Montreal.
- Avenue Souligny (Eastbound): Closed between Dickson and Honoré-Beaugrand.
- Anjou Interchange: The A-40 West to A-25 South ramp will be closed overnight Friday to Saturday.
Highway 40 & Charles-de Gaulle Bridge
- Highway 40 West will be completely closed between Exit 96-E (A-640 East) and Boulevard Gouin from Friday 9:30 p.m. to Saturday 8:30 a.m., and again Sunday 10:30 p.m. to Monday 4 a.m.
- The Charles-de Gaulle Bridge will have only one lane open out of three from Saturday 8:30 a.m. to Sunday 10:30 p.m.
Highway 10 & Bonaventure
- Two out of three lanes on Highway 10 East (toward the Champlain Bridge) will be closed between Wellington Street and the Victoria Bridge from Friday 10 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m.
- Exit 2 (Pierre-Dupuy Avenue) will remain open, and there will be extra police presence on Saturday night for the Canadiens game.
Other notable closures in Montreal
- Boulevard Pie-IX North: Closed between Notre-Dame & Hochelaga from Friday 11 p.m. to Sunday 10 p.m.
- Boulevard Robert-Bourassa South: Closed between Belmont & de la Gauchetière from Saturday 7 a.m. to Sunday 7 p.m.
- Avenue Papineau: Contraflow traffic with one lane in each direction between Logan & René-Lévesque on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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