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Night closures on Highway 440 in the Monté Saint-François sector of Laval

The Department of Transportation will proceed with the closure of Highway 440 East and West as well as some ramp sectors to perform further construction on the new Boulevard Saint-François overpass. It should be noted that the closures may cause congestion on the detour routes wich uses the municipal network, between midnight and 5 am. The Department recognizes the inconvenience this may cause, but can not do otherwise because of the magnitude of the construction work. Motorists are urged to avoid the area by focusing on Highway 335 and Highway 640. The installation of barriers is planned for the night from Friday to Saturday, and the detour routes are listed below. For details of closures you are invited to visit www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca .
Night of Friday 18th of May to Saturday, May 19, from 9 pm to 9am:
. Complete closure of the A-440 West at the exit for Rang du Bas Saint-François, Avenue Marcel-Villeneuve and Montée Masson up to Montée Saint-François (two out of three lanes will be closed as of 9 pm and totally closed as of 1 am up to 5 am)
. Complete closure of the A-440 East at the exit for Boulevard Pie-IX up to the entrance for Montée Masson (complete closure from 2 am to 6 am, reopening of one lane out of three as of 6 am untill complete reopening around 9 am).
. Closure of the entrance ramps from Rang Bas Saint-François, Avenue Marcel-Villeneuve and Montée Masson onto Highway 440 West (between 1 am and 5 am)
. Closure of the entrance ramps from Montée St-François onto Highway 440 East (between 1 am and 9 am).
Detour routes:
. Closure of the A-440 East and the entrance by Highway 125: Service Road A-440 East montée Saint-François, Ernest-Cormier street and Bernard-Lefebvre up to the Montée Masson and then the A-25 north.
. Closure of the A-440 West: 440, Mounted Masson, Bernard Lefebvre and Ernest-Cormier streets until the Monrée Saint-François.
. Closure of the entrance ramp of the rang du Bas-Saint-François for the A-440 west: from the Rang Bas-St-François, same detour as above. From 440 Boulevard, detour via the Rang Bas-Saint-Francois and the Montée Saint-François.
. Closing the entrance of A-25 north by the A-440 West: A-25 North, Blvd des Mille-Îles, A-25 south, Blvd 440, Montée Masson, Bernard-Lefebvre and Ernest-Cormier streets, then Montée Saint-François.


A-13: Road Construction - 2012-05-03 10:14
In Laval, A-13, between the Pont Louis-Bisson and Blvd. Samson. From May 6 to 11, from 9 pm to 7 am the next day - Lane closure on the A-13 NORTH

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