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This will cause complete night closures on an irregular basis until Dec. 5.

Traffic Management

During complete closures in both directions, a detour for drivers will be offered via Highway 19.

Heavy vehicles will instead use Highway 15.

Let’s note that the work could be cancelled, or postponed without notice due to operational or weather constraints. (N.P.)

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L’article Pie-IX Bridge: Complete Closures Until December 5 est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

That same service road will be closed between Highway 13 and the 100th Avenue, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. The Highway 13 (northbound) access ramp for Highway 440 will also be closed.

Road users travelling on Highway 440 (eastbound) will be invited to take the detour via exit 19 (R-117/Curé-Labelle Boulevard/Chomedey Boulevard), Road 117 (Curé -Labelle Boulevard), Cléroux Boulevard, and the 100th Avenue to get back to the service road.

Those travelling on Highway 13 (northbound) can avoid the closure via Dagenais Boulevard (West), and Highway 13 (southbound), to then take Highway 440 (eastbound).

Let’s note that the work could be cancelled, or postponed without notice due to operational or weather constraints. (N.P.)

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L’article Complete Closure of a Part of Highway 440 Service Road to Come est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

The closure is necessary in order to carry out work that’s part of the Pie-IX Bridge construction site.

It will be in effect from Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 12:01 a.m., and will end on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 5 a.m.

Road users will be asked to continue on Highway 440, westbound, and take the detour via exit 30 (Road 125 south/Pie-IX Boulevard/Montreal), Route 125 (Pie -IX Boulevard), and Highway 440, eastbound, to be able to exit at Montée Saint-François.

Let’s note that the work could be cancelled, or postponed without notice due to operational or weather constraints. (N.P.)

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L’article Closure of Exit 31 for the Pie-IX Bridge est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

As of this evening, a traffic ban for heavy vehicles will be introduced. That excludes buses and emergency vehicles, which may continue to use the bridge.

Heavy vehicles will be directed to the Médéric-Martin Bridge, on Highway 15.

For now, the closure of the left lane, in both directions, is maintained on Papineau-Leblanc Bridge. It will be indicated by markings on the ground, rather than by cones, to facilitate winter maintenance.

The speed limit remains 70 km/h on the entire bridge. The Ministry reminds users of the importance of respecting the signs in effect. Surveillance will also be provided by the SAAQ road controllers.

The government body also recalls that “the condition of the bridge doesn’t compromise the safety of users”, and that “these measures are preventive, but necessary to ensure the integrity of the road infrastructure”. (N.P.)

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L’article New Measures on Papineau-Leblanc Bridge est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

That work will take place between Louis-Bisson and Vachon bridges, both located in Laval. The goal of the project is to improve safety and ride comfort on that road axis.
This work step will continue until the winter, and will resume in the spring in order to carry out and complete the project.

Closures

The work will result in partial and complete night closures, as well as partial weekends on various sections of Highway 13. Access ramps will also be affected by those closures.

Between Louis-Bisson and Vachon bridges, drivers should expect night closures that will affect two or three northbound lanes. During weekends, partial daytime closures are expected, which will affect one to two lanes.

Still northbound, the Ministry’s planning complete night closures on Highway 13, between exit 12 (Samson/Notre-Dame Boulevard/Saint-Martin Boulevard) and Sainte-Rose Boulevard. That means the exit 12 ramp will also be closed.

For now, only one complete night closure is planned southbound, which is at Dagenais Boulevard’s level.

Let’s note that the work could be cancelled, or postponed without notice due to operational or weather constraints. (N.P.)

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L’article Highway 13: Complete Closures To Be Expected By Winter est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

The average annual premium will be $873 in the region, which represents an increase of 5.66 per cent between 2020 and 2021. The provincial average is more around $775. This amount is up by 5.87 per cent.

This data, obtained by HelloSafe, are coming from the general results of the Rapport statistique sur l’assurance automobile 2021, which is published each year by the Groupement des Assureurs Automobiles (GAA) du Québec.

High Risks

Laval (9.76 per cent) is also the second region with the highest frequency of car claims in Quebec, behind Montreal (11.87 per cent).

The average cost associated with these is estimated at $5,386, which also places Laval in second place in the ranking by region. For comparison, Lanaudière ($4,777) and the Laurentides ($4,497) are both under the $5,000 mark. HelloSafe adds that the average cost of an car claim increased by 7.52 per cent between 2020 and 2021. (N.P.)

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L’article Car Insurance: Laval Third Most Expensive in Quebec est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

This friendly competition between businesses and institutions from all Quebec regions is a way to raise public awareness about the use of sustainable means of transport.

Moreover, since this year, the challenge offers its services through a free app, that can be downloaded on any smartphone.

The latter will make it possible to count the total kilometers travelled, as well as the kilograms of greenhouse gases.

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L’article A challenge to Encourage Sustainable Mobility est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

Elections are always an opportunity for the various organizations to send their grievances to the parties presenting themselves. The ATCL is no exception to the rule. The OBNL (non-profit organisation) has sent a press release in which appears an exhaustive list of its demands for the next mandate.

“We want the candidates of the six ridings to learn about the projects we’re defending, and commit to supporting sustainable mobility if elected,” said Nicolas Lemire, president of the ATCL.

Among the requests, the ambitious development of a structuring transport network deployed throughout the municipality. The ATCL board of directors even argues that the city is ready for a more developed public transport network that would serve its entire territory. Also according to the association, the budget allocated for public transport should equal the budget allocated to the maintenance of Laval’s road network.

A metro line, light metro or tramway crossing the island from East to West, and connecting to downtown, is also part of the requests sent to the six candidates of the different parties. Such an initiative regarding the public transport network would consolidate the development of the city, and change transport habits of Laval residents, according to what the OBNL’s board of directors suggests.

The ATCL also expects a favorable response to its proposal to extend the orange line to downtown Laval, as well as for the expressways it would like to see erected on the entire road network of its territory.

“The provincial government is an essential player through its support for various public transport projects,” Lemire concluded. “From an ecological transition perspective, candidates must show it’s a priority for them, as it is for us.”

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L’article It’s ATCL’s Turn to Lengthen its Requests est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

As for the city of Laval, the citizen relations desk, the sales counter for cat and dog permits, tax, assessment, engineering and urban planning counters, the municipal court and social emergencies will all be closed tomorrow.

Citizen reception counters, neighbourhood police stations and the gendarmerie will be open, while the police headquarters will not be accessible.

The 311 telephone service will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cultural and Sports Facilities

The libraries, the Maison des arts de Laval, and the Salle Alfred-Pellan will be closed tomorrow, as will the community centres.

The park and Centre de la nature facilities will remain open, according to the usual schedule. The same goes for the arenas and water playgrounds in Laval, with some exceptions. City-owned indoor pools will instead be closed.

Other Establishments

Across the province, most grocery stores, retail businesses, shopping centres and SQDC branches will be closed. The same applies for banks, as well as federal and provincial service points,

However, small grocery stores, restaurants, pharmacies, convenience stores, bars, gas stations and SAQ branches, unless they’re in a mall, should all be open.

Transport

The Société de transport de Laval (STL) will change its schedule on Labour Day. Buses will offer Sunday service.

This will also be the case for the suburban train, while the exo2 Saint-Jérôme line will offer the weekend schedule. That line goes through the Sainte-Rose, Vimont and de la Concorde stations. (N.P.)

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L’article Labour Day: Open or Closed? est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.