Mercier Bridge: upcoming roadwork closures

08/24/2011

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke has been informed by the Ministère des Transports of upcoming road and lane closures that are necessary to carry out repair work on the Mercier Bridge.

The following closures are scheduled (see attached map for details):

Closure of LaSalle Boulevard from Trésor-Caché to Lafleur Avenue for repairs to gusset plates
- Wednesday, August 24th at midnight until 11:59pm Sunday, August 28th.

Closure of Kahnawà:ke bound lane on the accessible span of the Mercier Bridge for paving work
- Sunday, August 28th from 3pm until 8pm (only Montreal bound traffic during this time)



Reminder: The following traffic configuration schedule has been put in place following the complete closure of the Kahnawà:ke-bound bridge earlier this month:

•    Weekdays
-    5am to 9am - two lanes to Montreal-bound.
-    9:45am to 2:15pm - one lane each direction.
-    3pm to 7pm - two lanes to Kahnawà:ke-bound.
o    7:45pm to 4:15am - one lane each direction.

•    Weekends & Holidays
-    One lane each direction (except for Sunday’s closure)

Please note, during direction changes both available lanes will be completely closed.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke will keep the road users informed as developments occur. For updates visit www.kahnawake.com and while you are there subscribe to our Text Messaging Service for timely updates by filling out the online form.