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Véhicule lourd en panne sur la route 40 (Montréal)

Reported by Quebec MTMD — Avertissement routier

A heavy vehicle breakdown has closed two of three lanes on eastbound A-40 near Papineau in Montréal, causing congestion. The closure duration is listed as undetermined.

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  • Affected location: Montréal
Rue Saint-Urbain, Avenue Viger Ouest, P-110-3-D (Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada), & Autoroute 720 (before it was changed to Quebec Route 136 in 2021)signage in Montreal, Quebec, 2015
Illustrative image: Rue Saint-Urbain, Avenue Viger Ouest, P-110-3-D (Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada), & Autoroute 720 (before it was changed to Quebec Route 136 in 2021)signage in Montreal, Quebec, 2015 — Niranjan Arminius/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Why it matters

The lane closure and congestion affect traffic on a Montréal road.

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Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
2/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Urgency
4/10

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