12 JAN 2026 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA IMPROVING MOBILITY AND OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY The new bridge will meet the current and future needs of users. In 2023, traffic volumes reached approximately 81,000 vehicles per day, with trucks accounting for 10 percent of total traffic. “By providing a new structure for users of the Île-aux-Tourtes bridge, the Ministry ensures the reliability of this inter-river link in the axis of Highway 40,” Grondin says. The bridge will include right-hand shoulders adapted for bus use, improving public transit efficiency during congestion, as well as a threemetre left shoulder to enhance safety in the event of a breakdown. Traffic lights and an extended fibre optic network will support improved traffic management and faster incident response. “This extension will be implemented with redundancy, meaning there will be two parallel fibre optic paths to ensure at least one connection is always maintained,” Grondin notes, reinforcing system reliability. MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION Multimodal transportation is a defining feature of the project. After extensive analysis with regional (Photo Credit : Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable et Mobilité Montréal) Formwork operations for the piers in water. The reinforcements were prefabricated and then installed on the pier foundations.
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