Montreal’s road network has been completely paralyzed since this morning when rush hour just never ended Cause damage from the ice storm.
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“It’s very difficult in Montreal, every neighborhood is occupied, everything is congested. rush hour [matinale] never ends,” explains Frédérique Marie, traffic columnist for Radio Circulation and 98.5 FM.
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The ice storm that hit Montreal yesterday is still making its mark on the road network this afternoon.
The power outages, affecting nearly half a million Montreal homes, are also affecting stoplights and causing massive congestion on many streets, including the corner of A-25 and Sherbrooke Street. Cars drove by.
bridge closures
Traffic has been heavy between partial daytime closures of the Champlain Bridge, work on the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Bridge Tunnel, or lane closures due to broken branches and trees.
“To get out of Montreal right now, it can take over an hour across the Champlain Bridge,” adds Ms. Marie.
Icebreaking work was also carried out on the Victoria and Jacques-Cartier bridges. One of two lanes was available in both directions on the Victoria Bridge, while one southbound lane is closed on the Jacques-Cartier Bridge.
And even arriving on the south coast, the congestion does not stop, since certain sectors are also overcrowded due to the emergency situation caused by the floods, especially in Châteauguay.
“The South Shore has been put to the test,” says Ms. Marie.
With the long weekend beginning for many tonight, the traffic jams are likely to drag on into the evening, she fears.
“There’s a party tomorrow, so of course we have a busy rush hour,” she says.
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