The planned closure of one of the two tubes of the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine tunnel on October 31 is likely to bring many nightmares to its users. DVA Nouvelles visited the site before work began this morning.
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This weekend, the road is closed in the direction of Montreal due to roadblocks due to work.
What can we expect?
“On the Northern Pipeline, currently, preparatory work is going on over the weekend, where the tracks are being split. A safety barrier is installed (…). We drive 40-centimeter rods into the ground,” explains Louis-André Bertrand, spokesperson for the Quebec Ministry of Transport (MTQ).
An innovation will be added to motorists driving through the tunnel to avoid possible accidents: markings on the ground with arrows.
“It’s a new practice that people have to adapt to. We put a sign on the ground every 30 meters and put an arrow between us and the next vehicle. [Cette mesure] It helps avoid conflicts,” he summarized.
Crews are ready in case emergency services intervene.
“If there is any intervention within the tracks, our units are on the move. In the vehicles, there are breathing apparatuses in case firefighters intervene. If we need to evacuate a passenger, we have extraction tongs,” says a security manager.
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