Weekend Traffic: A bridge and three highways worth avoiding this long weekend

Major Quebec bridge closes indefinitely After drilling work damaged support beams, the Ile-aux-Tourtes Bridge is now closed for an indefinite time.

MONTREAL — In addition to staying as far away Ile-aux-Tourtes Bridge as humanly possible, commuters this long weekend should avoid the Ville-Marie Expressway east between the tunnel and the Turcot Interchange and on spans of the Metropolitan Expressway.

ILE-AUX-TOURTES BRIDGE

The section of Highway 40 between Vaudreuil-Dorion and Senneville on the bridge is closed long term.

VILLE-MARIE EXPRESSWAY (ROUTE 136)

From Friday at 10 p.m. to Tuesday at 5 a.m., the following closure is in effect:

As a result, the following are default closures:

THE METROPOLITAN EXPRESSWAY (HIGHWAY 40)

From Friday at 9 p.m. to Tuesday at 5 a.m., the following closure will be in effect:

As a result, the following is a default closure:

HIGHWAY 520

On Saturday and Sunday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., the following closure will be in effect:

As a result, the following is a default closure:

BONAVENTURE HIGHWAY (A-10)

From Friday at 9:30 p.m. to Saturday at 9 a.m., the following closures will be in effect:

All roadwork may be subject to cancellation due to weather. For more information and detours got to the Mobility Montreal website or its Facebook page.