ROAD, SCHOOL CLOSURES

Here are the latest announcements about transportation and infrastructure in the Montreal area.

Public transit: Service will remain free on the Agence métropolitaine de transport’s Vaudreuil-Hudson and Deux-Montagnes lines until May 14. Flooding has reduced the number of parking spaces available in the north lot of the Île-Perrot station.

The Société de transport de Montréal has been forced to detour bus routes to get around closed roads. They are routes 68, 201, 205, 207, 218, 401, 407, 409, 468, 470 and the night routes 376 and 382. West Island road closures as

of Thursday evening: L’Anse-àl’Orme Rd. between Gouin Blvd. and Timberlea-Trail

Senneville Rd. between L’Anse-àl’Orme and Philips St. (local traffic only)

Gouin Blvd. W. between Angers St. and L’Anse-à-l’Orme Rd.

Gouin Blvd. W. between Richmond St. and Aumais St.

Gouin Blvd. W. between JacquesBizard Blvd. and Aumais St. (local traffic only)

René-Émard St., between Gouin Blvd. W. and Anselme-Lavigne St.

St-Jean Blvd. between Gouin Blvd. W. and Anselme-Lavigne St.

Oakwood St. between St-Charles Blvd. and Jacques-Bizard Blvd. (local traffic only)

Shakespeare St. between Sommerset St. and St-Jean Blvd. (local traffic only)

Pierrefonds Blvd. between Jacques-Bizard Blvd. and Richmond St.

Lalande Blvd. (closed completely) Jacques-Bizard Blvd. between Gouin Blvd. W. and Pierrefonds Blvd. (northbound lane reopened, JacquesBizard Bridge still accessible)

Oakridge Ave. bridge over the Bertrand Stream in Ahuntsic-Cartierville (pedestrian crossing is also not permitted)

Île-Mercier Bridge

Ferry between Île-Bizard and Laval Ste-Anne St. between de l’Église St. and St-Charles St.

Lalonde St. in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue is closed near the waterfront, but emergency vehicles can access

Gouin Blvd. in Rivière-des-Prairies between St-Jean-Baptiste Blvd. and Sherbrooke St. (local traffic and buses only) The following schools will remain closed on Friday: Lester B. Pearson School Board High school: Pierrefonds Comprehensive Continuing education centres: West Island Career Centre Commission scolaire MargueriteBourgeoys Elementary schools: St-Gérard Ste-Geneviève Private schools

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