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Montreal Gazette
17 hours ago
- Montreal Gazette
Weekend traffic: Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge closed
Traffic issues to watch for this weekend: Highway 40 The Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge connecting Montreal Island with Vaudreuil-Dorion will be completely closed from 11:59 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday so crews can install support beams. Detours are via Highways 20 and 30, and the toll on Highway 30 will be suspended during this time. In Terrebonne, lane and ramp closures will be required to reconfigure the highway to move traffic from the eastbound side to the westbound side. The ramp from Highway 640 east to Highway 40 east will be closed from 10 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday, and only one lane will be open on Highway 40 overnights in either direction from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. until Aug. 22. Highway 25 The highway will be completely closed southbound between Sherbrooke St. and Souligny Ave. from 11 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for the installation of a permanent guard rail underneath Souligny Ave. The Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel will remain open in both directions, and can be accessed via Souligny Ave. eastbound. Lasso festival The annual country music festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau will mean increased foot traffic, limited parking on the islands and higher traffic on the Jacques-Cartier Bridge. Bicycles and pet dogs will be prohibited on the métro's Yellow Line on Friday and Saturday from 6 p.m. until closing. Montreal streets Ste-Croix Ave. (St-Laurent): Completely closed between Côte-de-Liesse Rd. and Dion St., from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. St-Jacques St. (Ville-Marie): Completely closed eastbound between des Seigneurs and Guy Sts., from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. REM The Réseau express métropolitain will resume service on Monday after a six-week shutdown to conduct tests to prepare for the expansion of the network. As of Monday, trains will run weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 8:20 p.m. (from Brossard) and 8:40 p.m. (from Gare Centrale). The REM remains closed on weekends until Sept. 13, with free shuttles connecting Gare Centrale with the other stations, running from 5:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Those shuttles will also run weekdays after the REM closes. The shuttles will stop using the Terminus Centre-Ville bus terminal as of Monday, stopping instead on de la Gauchetière St., and the STM's 176 bus will return to having the Île-des-Soeurs station as its terminus and stop going downtown (except Aug. 23 and 24). The collective taxi service T72 will be removed from service Aug. 24, replaced the next day by the return of the 720 shuttle connecting all stations except Gare Centrale. The REM and its shuttles remain free until Sept. 1, when they will require valid fares. The extension of the network to Deux-Montagnes and Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue is planned for October. Continuing disruptions Highway 10: Access to the Bonaventure Expressway from the Pointe-Nord area of Nuns' Island is closed until the beginning of September. A westbound lane on the Bonaventure Expressway is closed between the Victoria Bridge and Wellington St. until December. On the Clément Bridge connecting Montreal with Nuns' Island, traffic runs contraflow with one lane in each direction until December. Highway 19: Two lanes are open on the bridge in each direction, with partial or complete closings on some nights, until the end of 2026. Highway 40 (Terrebonne): The stretch of highway between the Charles de Gaulle Bridge and Highway 640 has lane reductions, with two lanes in each direction and a fifth lane alternating directions — westbound from midnight to 10 a.m. weekdays, and eastbound from noon to 10 p.m. weekdays and all weekends. Route 132 (Varennes): Marie-Victorin Blvd. is closed between Montée de Picardie and Quévillon St. until the end of August. Detours are available via local streets. Route 132 (Brossard): The highway and/or its service road will be closed on some nights eastbound near the Champlain Bridge for asphalt replacement. Ste-Catherine St.: The street is closed to traffic between Stanley St. and McGill College Ave. for work on major renovations through summer. Côte-de-Liesse Rd.: Two of three lanes are closed eastbound before Rockland Rd. until November. Ramps to Acadie Blvd. south from Highway 15 and Côte-de-Liesse Rd. are closed. Jean-Talon St.: Work on building the Blue Line métro extension will force parts of Jean-Talon St. to be closed. Affected buses (in particular 141 and 372) are detoured onto Bélanger and Everett Sts. to avoid those areas, and a temporary shuttle bus has been established along Jean-Talon and Bélanger Sts. St-Jacques St.: Work on underground infrastructure has closed the street between Lenoir and St-Jacques Sts. until Aug. 31. Pie-IX Blvd.: 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. Ste-Catherine St. (eastbound only) and Hochelaga St. remain open through Pie-IX, but other cross streets are closed west of Pie-IX. St-Urbain St.: The overpass over the Ville-Marie Expressway is closed for a long renovation until the end of 2026. Pedestrian access is maintained. Berri St.: Closed between Sherbrooke and Cherrier Sts. until Sept. 23. Cherrier St. is also closed eastbound from Berri to St-Hubert Sts. Seaway dike bike path: The bike path is closed between the Estacade ice-control bridge and the Ste-Catherine lock until December. The path between the Estacade and the Victoria Bridge reopens Saturday, with a new asphalt surface. Upcoming Pedestrianized streets this summer Mont-Royal Ave. between St-Laurent Blvd. and St-Denis St. until Oct. 16 and between St-Denis St. and De Lorimier Ave. until Sept. 4. Duluth Ave. E. between St-Laurent Blvd. and St-Hubert St. until Oct. 16. Wellington St. between 6th Ave. and Regina St. until Sept. 19. Ste-Catherine St. E. between St-Hubert St. and Papineau Ave. and a short stretch of St-Christophe St. between Ste-Catherine St. E. and 1278 St-Christophe St. until Oct. 14. St-Denis St. between Sherbrooke and Ste-Catherine Sts., and Émery St. between Sanguinet and St-Denis Sts., until Sept. 15. Ontario St. E. between Pie-IX Blvd. and Darling St. until Sept. 12. Bernard Ave. W. between Wiseman and Bloomfield Sts. until Sept. 21. De Castelnau St. E. between St-Denis St. and de Gaspé Ave. until Nov. 7. Du Musée St. between Sherbrooke St. and Docteur-Penfield Ave. until Oct. 13. St-Paul St. between Marché-Bonsecours St. and St-Laurent Blvd. until Oct. 31.
Globe and Mail
2 days ago
- Globe and Mail
North American Rail Solutions welcomes Wyatt Cox as General Counsel
FORT WORTH, Texas , Aug. 14, 2025 /CNW/ -- North American Rail Solutions announced today that Wyatt Cox has joined the company as general counsel. He brings extensive experience in both private practice and corporate legal environments and will play a key role in supporting the company's continued growth and operational strategy. Cox is a growth-minded, solutions-oriented legal leader with a strong record of developing and scaling legal and risk functions to support organizational expansion. Known for his strategic approach, he has consistently implemented legal frameworks that balance risk and reward while aligning with business needs. He thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and is recognized for his high emotional intelligence, clear communication skills, and ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of an organization. Prior to joining North American Rail Solutions, Cox served as Vice President of Legal and Compliance at BluSky Restoration Contractors. During his nearly seven years with BluSky, he played an integral role in the organization's explosive growth and expansion to one of the largest, most respected restoration contractors in the country. Cox led BluSky's legal, risk, and compliance functions, as well as several other key initiatives related to M&A, ESG, the company's charitable foundation, licensing, and corporate governance. "We're excited to welcome Wyatt to the team," said Tom Lucario, CEO of North American Rail Solutions. "His ability to align legal strategy with operational goals, along with his collaborative leadership style, will be a tremendous asset as we continue to grow across North America ." "North American Rail Solutions is at an exciting and transformative point in its growth, and I'm thrilled to join the team at such a pivotal time to continue driving innovation in the railroad services industry and shape the next chapter of company's already remarkable story.," Cox said. "I look forward to working alongside our talented people to build on the company's strong foundation and help position the business for long-term success." North American Rail Solutions
CBC
4 days ago
- CBC
A museum carries on where Prince Edward Island's long-gone train tracks used to end
For people taking the train across Prince Edward Island more than a century ago, Elmira was the end of the line. Now the service is long gone, but the station at the northeastern tip of the Island carries on, as a museum. This week it's celebrating a major anniversary and inviting the public to drop by, as a CBC team did recently.
