Here are the weekend road closures in the Montreal area

Road closure in Montreal. FILE PHOTO (Daniel J. Rowe/CTV News)

Those planning on driving in and around Montreal this weekend should avoid certain sectors where construction is planned.

In particular, major closures are planned in the Turcot Interchange and Ville Marie Expressway (R-136) eastbound towards downtown.

Using the Waze app to plan trips is advised.

Ville-Marie Expressway (R-136) / Ville-Marie Tunnel

Detours will be in place in the Turcot.

As a result, the following are default closures:

Samuel-de-Champlain Bridge / A-10 / R-132 Interchange (South Shore)

Heavy congestion is expected in Brossard.

As a result, the following is a default closure as of Friday 10 p.m.:

Samson Boulevard

Route-134 / Jacques-Cartier Bridge (Longueuil)

Honoré-Mercier Bridge (R-132/R-138) Interchange (Kahnawake)

The Honoré-Mercier Bridge (coming from Montreal) ramps to Route-132 East (towards La Prairie) and from Route-132 west (from La Prairie) to the Honoré-Mercier Bridge (towards Montreal) will be closed, according to the following schedule:

All work may be cancelled due to weather or operational constraints. For up-to-date road closures, visit Quebec511.info.