The elevated ramp in the interchange of highways 440 westbound and 15 northbound in Laval, where more than 300,000 vehicles pass per day, will be open to traffic “in the coming days,” Quebec announced Wednesday.
“Laval residents can breathe a big sigh of relief, because the long-awaited aerial ramp will soon be open to traffic,” said the Minister for the Economy, Christopher Skeete.
Launched at the beginning of February 2023, the project consisted of connecting the two major motorway axes by air without using the service road, for better flow of automobile traffic.
This project, which included various redevelopments, required investments of $133 million, much less than the initially planned costs of $189.4 million, according to the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility.
“Thanks to the actions taken by our government to accelerate certain projects, this major project was able to be carried out more quickly and at lower cost,” indicated Geneviève Guilbault, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Mobility. sustainable.
“The new developments, including the ramp leading directly from one motorway to another, reduce crossing movements and queues, which makes the travel of road users safer,” he said. -she added.
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