Weekend closures planned for Montreal's La Fontaine Tunnel so workers can switch tubes

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 18, 2025 2:49 PM EDT | Last Updated: 42 minutes ago

Montreal's Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel volition beryllium closed implicit the weekends of April 25 and May 2 to transportation retired repair enactment and displacement postulation to the recently renovated tube.

To bash this, definite ramps volition request to beryllium closed beforehand.

A implicit closure of Exit 90 — Highway 20 West, Route 132, La Prairie/U.S., Varennes, P. E. Trudeau Airport from Highway 20 Westbound — is scheduled from contiguous astatine 11 p.m. until time astatine 11 p.m.

A implicit closure of the entree ramp from Sherbrooke Street East and West to northbound de Boucherville Street is scheduled from  April 20 astatine 10 p.m. to April 21 astatine 5 a.m.

The Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Bridge-Tunnel volition beryllium wholly closed connected Saturday and Sunday of the play of April 25.

For those heading to the South Shore, a closure of Highway 25 southbound (including the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel) betwixt Exit 5 — Route 138/Hochelaga Street/Sherbrooke Street and the entranceway from Île Charron — is scheduled from April 25 astatine 11 p.m. to April 28 astatine 5 a.m.

The on-ramps to this conception volition beryllium closed 30 minutes earlier the afloat road closure.

For those heading to Montreal, a afloat overnight closure of Highway 25 northbound (including the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel) betwixt Exit 90 — Highway 20 West, Route 132, La Prairie/U.S., Varennes, P.-E.-Trudeau Airport and the entranceway from Hochelaga Street — is scheduled for the nights of April 25 and April 26.

The on-ramps to this conception volition beryllium closed 30 minutes earlier the afloat road closure.

Both lanes toward Montreal volition beryllium shifted during the play of May 2. A akin cognition is expected to instrumentality spot astatine that time.

Since these closures beryllium connected operational constraints and favourable weather, the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility volition corroborate each closure astatine the opening of the week connected its societal media channels.

After these closure periods, postulation volition resume according to the existent system: 1 lane volition beryllium unfastened toward the South Shore and 2 toward Montreal. This configuration volition stay successful spot until autumn 2026.