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• Section of Notre-Dame Street East to fully reopen after 8-month lane closure

  Relief is on the way for east-end drivers as a section of Notre-Dame Street East will fully reopen to traffic after an eight-month lane closure.

  Traffic

  Feb 21
• Is a Via Rail high-speed train between Toronto and Montreal inching closer to reality?

  A high-speed train between Montreal and Toronto is being billed as the most important transit project of our lifetime. But there is no budget and no timeline.

  Canada

  Feb 20
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• Major downtown Montreal intersection closed for emergency sewer repair

  Rush hour traffic was disrupted as crews began work on a ruptured sewer line underneath the intersection of Guy and Ste-Catherine streets in downtown Montreal.

  Traffic

  Jan 30
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• Police search for driver after 5 people injured in hit and run in LaSalle

  Montreal police say a driver blew past a stop sign at Cordner and Lapierre in LaSalle at high speed, ramming into an oncoming car carrying five passengers.

  Crime

  Jan 29
• 75-year-old woman dies after being hit by snowplow in Montreal area

  A 75-year-old woman has died from her injuries after being struck by a snowplow in Dollard-des-Ormeaux Tuesday morning, Montreal police says.

  Traffic

  Jan 24
• Near-fatal hit and run in Montreal sends woman to hospital

  A pedestrian is recovering in hospital and a 23-year-old driver has been arrested after a high-speed hit and run in Montreal's Little Italy neighborhood.

  Traffic

  Jan 19
• Montreal patches up potholes ahead of schedule to smooth out bumpy ride

  A convoy of eight specialized trucks, carrying hot asphalt, have hit the street Thursday targeting heavily traveled arteries to patch up the bumpy ride.

  Traffic

  Jan 18
• After rush-hour shutdown leaves commuters out in the cold, REM service slowly resumes

  Service has been reestablished on the electric light rail line network after a major service disruption early Thursday morning left hundreds waiting in the cold.

  Traffic

  Jan 11
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• Bonaventure Expressway to become boulevard with green corridor

  The Bonaventure Expressway is set to transform into a modern boulevard with a green corridor by 2029. One of the goals is to give Montrealers more access to the river.

  Traffic

  Dec 19, 2023
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• Île-aux-Tourtes bridge to be off limits to traffic this weekend

  The Île-aux-Tourtes bridge, which runs along Highway 40, will be off limits to traffic as of as of 11 p.m. Friday. It will only reopen Monday morning.

  Traffic

  Dec 15, 2023
• Montreal’s light-rail network ‘ready for winter’

  Montreal's light-rail system faced some hiccups following the first major snowstorm of the season. Officials say adjustments are being made to ensure reliability.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2023
• Messy commute expected Monday as Montreal hit with first snowstorm

  Quebecers are being treated to their first snowstorm of the season Sunday, and a messy commute is expected for Montreal on Monday morning.

  Weather

  Dec 3, 2023
• Laval police officer struck by car while chasing suspect across Highway 15

  A Laval police officer is recovering in hospital after being struck by a vehicle along Highway 15 on Monday morning. Sûreté du Québec police are investigating the incident.

  Traffic

  Nov 27, 2023
• Île-aux-Tourtes bridge to go down to just 3 lanes for at least a year: Quebec transport ministry

  The bridge will also be fully off limits for the weekend, starting at 11:59 p.m. on Friday. It will only reopen at 5 a.m. on Monday.

  Traffic

  Nov 24, 2023
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• Half of Quebec roads are in poor shape, auditor general finds

  The auditor general said the province's short-term road maintenance ensures the public isn't in danger, but she says she worries about the long-term deterioration of the network.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2023
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• Montreal airport to roll out measures to ease traffic backups

  Gridlock on the road leading to Trudeau airport routinely pushed passengers to exit their vehicles and haul their bags hundreds of metres to the entrance.

  Traffic

  Nov 22, 2023
• New crack on Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge forces lane closure: Transport Ministry

  New lane closures on the Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge will affect motorists this weekend and beyond. A new crack on the ageing infrastructure was discovered on Friday.

  Traffic

  Nov 18, 2023
• Montreal suburb ordered to compensate residents for excessive traffic noise

  The residents, who filed the class-action lawsuit a decade ago, live along a stretch of a road in the city of Brossard, where traffic has steadily increased over the years

  Traffic

  Nov 3, 2023
• Air Canada pilots stand silent in protest over contract negotiations

  Some 200 Air Canada pilots holding signs held a silent demonstration outside Montreal’s Trudeau international airport Monday morning.

  Traffic

  Oct 30, 2023
• Section of major Montreal artery drops to single lane for 7 months

  A section of the main eastbound artery Notre-Dame Street East near the Dickson Street intersection will be down to one lane for for at least seven months.

  Traffic

  Oct 18, 2023
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• Two crashes leave 1 dead, 5 injured: Montreal police

  One person died and five were injured Tuesday evening in two separate collisions in the Montreal area. According to police, speed may have been a factor in both cases.

  Traffic

  Oct 18, 2023
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• Montreal police launch eye-catching pedestrian safety campaign

  The newly unveiled shock advertisement is meant to illustrate to drivers the devastating realities of a collision with vulnerable road users.

  Traffic

  Oct 16, 2023
• Crash beams to be installed to protect Greene Avenue viaduct

  Two crash beams will be installed on either side of the structure along with an infrared camera system to help prevent and warn drivers of any impending collisions.

  Traffic

  Oct 11, 2023
• Avoid Montreal’s St-Pierre interchange this Thanksgiving weekend, Quebec’s transport ministry says

  A section of Highway 20 eastbound will be closed from 10:30 p.m. on Friday until Tuesday at 5 a.m. Quebec's transport ministry is urging drivers to avoid the area .

  Traffic

  Oct 6, 2023
• 2 Montreal police officers and woman in her 60s injured in Saint-Laurent car crash

  Two Montreal police officers and a woman in her 60s were sent to hospital after a cruiser collided with an oncoming vehicle in the Saint-Laurent borough Tuesday night.

  Traffic

  Oct 4, 2023