On your mark, get set — take the métro

Construction, tourism events will create widespread weekend traffic headaches

If you were planning to try to drive around the city this weekend, Quebec’s Ministry of Transportation and the city of Montreal are advising you to think again. Multiple ongoing construction projects, plus several major tourism events in the city will create some traffic headaches.

Here are some road closures to take into account as you are planning your weekend outings:

St-Laurent Blvd. from Sherbrooke ■ St. to Mont-Royal Ave. will be closed for the 10-day Mural Festival, until June 17.

Peel St. between Ste-Catherine ■

St. W. and Sherbrooke St. W. will be closed for the Formula Peel Event (part of the Grand Prix) until Monday, June 11 at 6 p.m.

Crescent St. between Ste-Cath■ erine St. W. and Sherbrooke St. W. will be closed for Grand Prix festivities until Sunday, June 10 at 6 p.m.

De Maisonneuve Blvd. W. will be ■ closed between Bishop St. and de la Montagne until Sunday, June 10 at 8 a.m. (also for Grand Prix festivities)

Camillien-Houde Way and ■

Remembrance Rd. are closed to through traffic for a pilot project by the city of Montreal until Oct. 31. For access to Mount-Royal Park, vehicles can access the Beaver Lake parking lot from the west via Remembrance Rd., or the Smith House parking lot from the east via Camillien-Houde Way. The Camillien-Houde entrance to the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery is closed, so use the main entrance at 4601 Côte-desNeiges Road or the other one on Decelles Ave. Also, the south gate entrance to the Mount Royal Cemetery from Remembrance Rd. is closed for the duration of the pilot project, until Oct. 31. Use the main entrance in Outremont at 1297 Chemin de la Fôret.

The city of Montreal strongly recommends public transit for access to Les Francos, the Mondial de la bière and the Grand Prix du Canada sites.

For more information on getting around this weekend and an interactive map, go to the city of Montreal website.

HIGHWAY 10

Highway 10 West in Brossard ■ will be closed between Highway 30 and the Champlain Bridge during the weekend, as on-ramps are being built for the new Champlain Bridge.

Highway 10 westbound between ■

Exit 11 (Highway 30/VaudreuilDorion/Sorel-Tracy) and the entrance from Highway 132 will be closed from 10 p.m. on Friday to 5 a.m. on Monday.

The access to the Champlain ■

Bridge via Highway 132 will be closed from Sunday at 8 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m. See the New Champlain Bridge website for more details.

HIGHWAY 15

The 15 South will be closed ■ between the Turcot Interchange and Highway 10 (Bonaventure) from Friday at 10 p.m. until Monday at 5 a.m.

NOTRE DAME ST.

Notre Dame St. will be closed ■ under the interchange lanes, between Carillon Ave. and Monk Blvd. from Friday at 10 p.m. to Saturday at 11:59 p.m.