Describing herself as deeply concerned about major overlapping infrastructure projects that threaten to “strangle the city,” Mayor Valérie Plante said Wednesday she would like to see the start of work delayed on the reconstruction of the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine tunnel. Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine, the longest bridge-tunnel in Canada, turns 50, Rebuilding Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel a four-year ordeal, How traffic chaos became a way of life in Montreal in 2018, tap here to see other videos from our team. Breadcrumb Trail Links. On Aug. 20, the northbound side of the tunnel was closed for about six hours after an RV's engine caught fire. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information and details on how to adjust your email settings. Aut. The next issue of Montreal Gazette Headline News will soon be in your inbox. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. More parking is to be added at the Radisson métro station on the Green Line. Lafontaine Tunnel under repair after RV fire RV catches fire inside Lafontaine tunnel Transports Québec says the northbound lanes will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday until 2 p.m. Monday. The province is to add bus service, create 850 new parking spots at Highway 20 on the South Shore, and designate a reserved lane for buses on Highway 20 between Ste-Julie and the tunnel. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. The concrete walls of the tunnel also must be replaced. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. CTV Montreal Published Friday, May 18, 2018 12:37PM EDT SHARE. Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Francois-Philippe Champagne and Quebec Minister responsible for Montreal and Greater Montreal Chantal Rouleau attend a news conference in Montreal, Monday, June 3, 2019, where they announced a joint investment into the repair and upgrade of the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. “I’m very concerned that the REM (light-rail project) will not be finished and that on top of that we are going to block the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine,” she said. Drivers heading into Montreal from the South Shore over Thanksgiving weekend will need to find an alternative to the Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine Tunnel. Used by 120,000 vehicles every day, 13 per cent of them trucks, the tunnel is one of the most important conduits to and from the city via Highway 20 and linking to Highway 25. Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Montreal Gazette, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. If you don't see it please check your junk folder. Join the mailing list to receive daily email updates, Plante suggests delaying start of work on the La Fontaine tunnel. Named after Lower Canada political reformer Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, the seven section 1.4km immersed tube structure carries the Autoroute 25 expressway and passes beneath the main shipping channel. Read more about cookies here. The tunnel that links Montreal to Longueuil is used by 120,000 vehicles every day. Montreal Island "will become paralyzed” if work goes ahead in the spring without better mitigation measures, the mayor says. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. It does not anticipate having to shut the tunnel completely during the project. The bridge-tunnel has about 120,000 daily crossings, of which 13% are trucks. If mitigation measures are not improved in a serious way and work goes ahead, “it’s the island that will be blocked, that will become paralyzed.”. Lafontaine Tunnel under repair after RV fire RV catches fire inside Lafontaine tunnel Transports Québec says the northbound lanes will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday until 2 p.m. Monday. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Workers will be on the scene around the clock to add monitoring and drainage equipment inside the tunnel that links the island of Montreal to the South Shore. The federal government will chip in on the $500-million-plus price tag to remake the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel. Transport Minister Robert Poëti said at the time that 10,000 feet of electrical wiring inside the tunnel was damaged in the fire. A welcome email is on its way. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information and details on how to adjust your email settings. Major repair work on the Lafontaine Tunnel this weekend has forced Transports Quebec to close the northbound lanes from the South Shore.

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