<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/a-construction-isign-in-montreal.jpg?id=61468926&width=600&height=600&coordinates=288%2C0%2C288%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>If you're hitting the road around Montreal this weekend, be ready for detours and delays. Several major routes will be <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/tag/montreal-road-closures" target="_blank">closed for work</a>, with Quebec's <a href="https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/planifier-ses-deplacements-sur-le-reseau-autoroutier-entraves-majeures-durant-la-fin-de-semaine-du-15-au-18-aout-843568472.html" target="_blank">Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable</a> recommending drivers plan ahead and give themselves extra time.</p><p>Here are some areas you'll want to avoid getting caught in:</p><p><strong>A-25 South closure</strong><br/> In Montreal, the A-25 South will be fully closed between Exit 5 (Sherbrooke Street) and the Souligny Avenue access from 11 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Drivers will be detoured via De Boucherville Street, Hochelaga Street, Dickson Street South, and Souligny Avenue East.</p><p><strong>Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge / A-40</strong><br/> The Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge will be shut down in both directions between Vaudreuil-Dorion and Senneville from 11:59 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Sunday. Eastbound drivers can detour via A-30 East, Exit 5 to A-20 East, and Exit 39 to Boulevard des Anciens-Combattants. Westbound, use Exit 41 to Boulevard des Anciens-Combattants South, A-20 West, and Exit 29 to A-30 West. Tolls will be suspended in both directions on the A-30/Serge-Marcil Bridge.</p><p><strong>Côte-de-Liesse</strong><br/> From 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Côte-de-Liesse will be closed in both directions between Côte-de-Liesse West and Dion Street, affecting Saint-Laurent and the Town of Mount Royal. Multiple local detours will be in place, and lane reductions are expected in the area.</p><p><strong>Saint-Jacques Street</strong><br/> Saint-Jacques eastbound will be shut between Des Seigneurs Street and Guy Street from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Detours will run via Des Seigneurs, Notre-Dame, Guy, and Saint-Jacques.</p><p><strong>Other ongoing closures</strong></p> <ul> <li>The REM remains closed until Sunday for system work.</li><li>The LASSO festival runs Saturday and Sunday at Parc Jean-Drapeau. With limited parking and possible traffic on the Jacques-Cartier Bridge, transit is strongly recommended.</li> <li> Various access ramps on the Bonaventure Expressway (A-10) and Île-des-Sœurs remain closed until September.</li></ul><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>
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