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Accident sur la route 20 (Saint-Lambert)

Reported by Quebec MTMD — Avertissement routier

A traffic accident on westbound A-20 in Saint-Lambert has closed one of three lanes near R-112, causing congestion. The reported closure duration is indefinite.

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  • Affected location: Saint-Lambert
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
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The lane closure and congestion affect westbound traffic in Saint-Lambert.

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Geographic reach
2/10
Global importance
2/10
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3/10
Urgency
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