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Major Montreal road closures are coming this weekend — Here’s what’s affected

<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/traffic-on-a-montreal-highway.jpg?id=60311221&width=2000&height=1500&coordinates=184%2C0%2C184%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>More weekend closures are on the way for <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/tag/montreal-traffic" target="_blank">Montreal drivers</a>, with <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-worst-roads-2025" target="_blank">multiple construction projects</a> expected to disrupt traffic across the region from Friday night through Monday morning.</p><p>According to <a href="https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/planifier-ses-deplacements-sur-le-reseau-autoroutier-entraves-majeures-durant-la-fin-de-semaine-du-23-au-26-mai-802241161.html" target="_blank">Quebec's transport ministry</a>, key routes including the Ville-Marie Tunnel, Honoré-Mercier Bridge, and Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel will see full or partial closures as crews carry out scheduled work.</p><p>So, if you've got plans to hit the road, here are the areas that could cause frustration:</p><p><strong>Ville-Marie Tunnel (Route 136 Westbound)</strong><br/> From Friday, May 23 at 11:59 p.m. to Monday, May 26 at 5 a.m., the westbound Ville-Marie Tunnel will be fully closed between Exit 5 (Robert-Bourassa/Samuel-De Champlain Bridge) and Rue du Fort.</p><p>Drivers will be detoured via Rue Saint-Jacques, Autoroute 10 East (Bonaventure), and Autoroute 15 North through the Turcot Interchange. The Lucien-L'Allier entrance will also be closed. Expect detours via Rue Guy and Boulevard René-Lévesque.</p><p><strong>Honoré-Mercier Bridge (Route 138)</strong><br/> From Saturday, May 24 at 11 p.m. to Monday, May 26 at 5 a.m., there will be contraflow traffic on the upstream span (toward the South Shore), leaving just one lane open in each direction.</p><p>Boulevard LaSalle under the bridge will also be closed between Avenue du Trésor-Caché and Avenue Lafleur. A detour will be in place via Rue Airlie.</p><p><strong>Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel (Autoroute 25)</strong><br/> The southbound tunnel will be fully closed from Friday, May 23 at 10 p.m. to Saturday, May 24 at 9 a.m., between Exit 5 (Rue Sherbrooke) in Montreal and Route 132 in Longueuil.</p><p>Northbound will also be closed during the same window between Exit 90 (Route 132) and the Hochelaga entrance.</p><p>Suggested detours include the Jacques-Cartier Bridge via Boulevard René-Lévesque or Avenue Papineau. Trucks will be rerouted via Pie-IX or other heavy vehicle-friendly routes.</p><p><strong>Pont Laviolette (Trois-Rivières)</strong><br/> If you're heading between Trois-Rivières and Bécancour, two of four lanes on the Laviolette Bridge will be closed from Friday at 8 p.m. until Monday at 6:30 a.m. One lane will remain open in each direction.</p><p><strong>REM (Réseau express métropolitain)</strong><br/> The REM will be completely shut down every Saturday and Sunday through May due to testing and commissioning work. Shuttle buses will be in service.</p><p><strong>Additional closures to watch for:</strong></p> <ul> <li> Autoroute 30 eastbound near the Serge-Marcil Bridge (Beauharnois): Two of three lanes will be closed Saturday and Sunday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.</li> <li> Bonaventure Expressway: Ongoing single-lane closures near the Peel Basin and Île-des-Sœurs exit through early June.</li> </ul> <p>You can check the full list of planned closures and updates anytime at <a href="Heads%20up%20if%20you're%20driving%20between%20May%2023%20and%2026" target="_blank">Quebec 511</a>.</p><p><em>Love this? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/notices/" target="_blank">MTL Blog noticeboard</a> for details on jobs, benefits, travel info and more!</em></p> <p><em>AI tools may have been used to support the creation or distribution of this content; however, it has been carefully edited and fact-checked by a member of MTL Blog's Editorial team. For more information on our use of AI, please visit our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/editorial-standards" target="_blank">Editorial Standards page</a>.</em></p><p><br/></p>

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