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Accident sur la route 20 (Saint-Hyacinthe)

Une fermeture est signalée sur l’A-20 en direction est, au km 129, à la suite d’un accident. Sa durée est indéterminée et la municipalité indiquée est Saint-Hyacinthe.

The Victoria Bridge (French: Pont Victoria), previously known as Victoria Jubilee Bridge, is a bridge over the St. Lawrence River, linking Montreal, Quebec, to the south shore city of Saint-Lambert. Opened in 1859, originally as a tubular bridge designed by Robert Stephenson, the bridge was the first to span the St. Lawrence River, and as such is an important historic bridge in Canada. It remains in use to this day, carrying both road and rail traffic, with rails in the middle and roadways (part
Illustrative image: The Victoria Bridge (French: Pont Victoria), previously known as Victoria Jubilee Bridge, is a bridge over the St. Lawrence River, linking Montreal, Quebec, to the south shore city of Saint-Lambert. Opened in 1859, originally as a tubular bridge designed by Robert Stephenson, the bridge was the first to span the St. Lawrence River, and as such is an important historic bridge in Canada. It remains in use to this day, carrying both road and rail traffic, with rails in the middle and roadways (part — Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Why it matters

La fermeture concerne un tronçon de l’A-20 près de Saint-Hyacinthe et sa durée est indéterminée.

Location

Categories: travel-and-transportation

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Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
2/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
5/10

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