Quebec Bridge to close on weekends, some weeknights in August

Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

peterblack@qctonline.com

The Quebec Bridge will be closed completely over four weekends in August and overnight during several weekdays to allow major work to be done on interchanges leading to both the Quebec and Pierre Laporte bridges. The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility issued the schedule of the planned closures in a July 18 news release.

As of this writing, the weekend closure schedule is: week- end of Aug. 2: Sunday evening to Tuesday morning; weekend of Aug. 9: Friday evening to Tuesday morning; weekends of Aug. 16 and 23: from Friday evening to Monday morning. The weekday schedule for night closures is: weeks of Aug. 5 and 12: Tuesday to Friday; weeks of Aug. 19 and 26: Monday to Friday.

The ministry said the schedule for each closure “will be confirmed in the days preceding their implementation. Similar closures may be required during the month of September in order to continue the work.”

That work concerned is on the roadway of Route 175 “as part of the project to reconstruct the interchanges north of the Pierre-Laporte and Quebec bridges.”

Exact closure and reopening times will depend on weather conditions and how close the repairs are to completion, a ministry spokesperson told the QCT. Times will be announces the Thursday before each scheduled closure. Drivers are advised to consult the Quebec511 service before hitting the road to get the latest on closures.

With files from Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter