Weekend traffic: No service on the REM

For a second weekend, Montreal highway construction sites will be quiet as workers enjoy a holiday break. No major disruptions are planned.

But workers with the Réseau express métropolitain aren’t so lucky, as they’ll be continuing tests on the Anse-à-l’Orme branch that require the complete shutdown of the network on Saturday and Sunday. For bus options between stations on the network, go to rem.info.

REM service resumes as normal on Monday morning.

Continuing disruptions

• Highway 10: Eastbound Exit 3 for Carrie-Derick St. is permanently closed as part of the rebuilding of the Bonaventure Expressway into an urban boulevard. Carrie-Derick St. itself will eventually be removed and replaced with the new boulevard.

• Highway 19 (Papineau-Leblanc Bridge): Two lanes are open on the bridge between Montreal and Laval in each direction, with partial or complete closings on some nights until the end of 2026.

• Highway 40 (Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge): The bridge is down to five lanes — two in each direction and one alternating lane during rush hours.

• Jean-Talon St.: Work on building the Blue Line métro extension means parts of Jean-Talon St. are closed. Affected buses (in particular 141 and 372) are, therefore, detoured onto Bélanger and Everett Sts. to avoid those areas, and a temporary shuttle bus has been established along Jean-Talon and Bélanger Sts.

• Pie-IX Blvd. (Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve): Work to extend the SRB Pie-IX south means only one lane is open in each direction between Pierre-de-Coubertin Ave. and Notre-Dame St.

• St-Urbain St. (Ville-Marie): The overpass over the Ville-Marie Expressway is closed for a long renovation until the end of 2026. Pedestrian access is maintained.

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