As part of the work in progress, the Ministry observed damage that requires an urgent closure modification.
A planned closure of one lane, now two, has caused major traffic jams on highway 20.
The MTQ recommended that road users avoid the area if possible, by taking Highway 20, and since that recommendation came into effect, traffic has been backed up on the 20 between Saint-Charles Boulevard and Vaudreuil-Dorion.
The MTQ stated that it is currently working on developing a solution to optimize traffic management in the coming days.
Built in 1965, the Ãle-aux-Tourtes bridge is a complex structure that requires regular interventions. Repair work on the beams began in 2016, and is expected to continue until 2025.
West Island Community Shares
DESPITE COVID WICS RAISES RECORD $1.4 MILLION: West Island Community Shares (WICS) announced a record-breaking $1.4 million distribution to the community following its annual fundraising campaign, known as the West Island Solidarity Fund. The Solidarity Fund was set up to provide financial support to community organizations, to meet the urgent needs of the community throughout the COVID-19 crisis and to provide crucial services during the recovery period. Three areas of vulnerability that needed additional support in the West Island became evident with the pandemic; at-risk families, vulnerable women and underrepresented cultural populations.The fund distribution committee recommended to add Maison Caracol, the West Island Womenâs Shelter, the West Island Womenâs Centre, as well as the West Island Black Community Association to the list of recipients of the funds raised. In addition to receiving financial support â all recipients benefit f
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We will never forget the Lac Mégantic tragedy and the people who lost their lives.
We will never forget the Lac‑Mégantic tragedy and the people who lost their lives. Railway safety will always be a priority for the Government of Canada. That is why we are re-affirming our commitment to supporting the people of Lac‑Mégantic and the surrounding area, and to advancing the important Lac‑Mégantic rail bypass project.
Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Soraya Martinez Ferrara, are announcing that the Government of Canada still intends to complete the rail bypass project in 2023.
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LAC-MÉGANTIC, QC, May 11, 2021 /CNW/ - We will never forget the Lac–Mégantic tragedy and the people who lost their lives. Railway safety will always be a priority for the Government of Canada. That is why we are re-affirming our commitment to supporting the people of Lac–Mégantic and the surrounding area, and to advancing the important Lac–Mégantic rail bypass project.
Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Soraya Martinez Ferrara, are announcing that the Government of Canada still intends to complete the rail bypass project in 2023.
20 April 2021 at 18 h 06 min Reading time: 30 s
Record Staff
The ministère des Transports wishes to inform the population that the Grandes-Fourches Bridge, over the Magog River on Route 143 in Sherbrooke, will be completely closed to all traffic on Wednesday, April 21. This preventive closure is necessary to ensure the safety of road users, and follows an inspection that revealed deterioration affecting the structure’s load-bearing
capacity.
In order to limit the impact of this closure on the approximately 10,000 motorists who use this bridge every day, a detour is proposed to users via Galt Street, Route 216 and Highway 610.