Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Nuns Island -bypass bridge

Wow remember when we could only get to the island by boat .....now they want to bypass it.......lol


 Here is a Gazette story from today Aug 13 2014


MONTREAL — The Nuns’ Island bypass bridge will open sometime this fall, according to the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated.
The bridge, which has been under construction since August 2013, will allow the bridge agency to close and reconstruct the existing Nuns’ Island Bridge, which is planned as part of the replacement of the Champlain Bridge.
Like the existing bridge, the bypass will have three lanes each direction. The bridge will also feature a dedicated bus lane, and will also have widened bike lanes.
The agency says that the bypass construction will also allow them to remove a traffic light on Highway 15 which slowed down traffic to Montreal in the afternoon.

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