Mercier Bridge: closing of Ramp 3 beginning June 3rd

06/01/2010

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke wishes to inform the community that the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated and the Minist�re des Transports du Qu�bec will completely close the Mercier Bridge off ramp towards Ch�teauguay to traffic beginning Thursday, June 3rd for a period of about four months.

Ch�teauguay bound traffic will be directed to the La Prairie off ramp (Ramp 2) and then to a temporary two lanes wide detour road. Traffic will then pass under the bridge to allow access to Route 138 toward Ch�teauguay (see map below).

This temporary detour will facilitate the work of the contractor, Mohawk Bridge Consortium, to replace the deck of the off ramp with prefabricated concrete deck panels. The above procedure will permit the contractor to work uninterruptedly so as to complete the work efficiently and restore the bridge ramp to users in a timely fashion.

The Kahnaw�:ke Peacekeepers will be monitoring the new detour road to ensure safety, and to enforce posted signalization. Several patrol units will be stationed at various points of the detour road for a period of one week during the afternoon rush hour.

The Kahnaw�:ke Peacekeepers would like to remind motorists to respect posted signs to ensure the safety of construction workers. Trucks are prohibited from using the detour road, and must use Highway 132 east and Autoroute 30 west to access Ch�teauguay.

For further information, to consult maps or to follow the work progress, visit the project blog at: www.mercierbridge.ca.