- Turcot Interchange
The Turcot Interchange is a freeway interchange within the city of
Montreal ,Quebec ,Canada , that links Autoroute 15, Autoroute 20, and Autoroute 720. It takes its name from the currently-abandoned Turcot rail yards over which it is built.At this stack interchange west of downtown, the Ville-Marie Expressway, the Décarie Expressway, the Champlain Bridge, and the
A-20 all come together.When originally constructed the interchange was built high above the ground to accommodate ships passing through the
Lachine Canal ; however, this has not proved to be a recent concern.Reconstruction plans
In June 2007, the Quebec government announced the demolition and reconstruction of the structure, projected to be complete in 2015. The announcement came four years after a study on the interchange showed the Turcot structure was crumbling, with reports of concrete slabs up to one square metre falling from the overpasses. [cite news |title= Concrete crumbling onto highway: report|url= http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2003/05/16/qc_turcot20030516.html|publisher=
CBC News |date= 2003-05-16|accessdate=2007-03-14] In addition to a new interchange built lower to the ground, a large segment of Autoroute 20 would be rebuilt more to the north. Reconstruction of the interchange is expected to cost between $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion. [cite web |url= http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/portal/page/portal/entreprises/zone_fournisseurs/centre_affaires/projets_routiers/reconstruction_complexe_turcot_mtl|title= Reconstruction du complexe Turcot, à Montréal|accessdate= 2008-08-25|publisher=Transports Québec |language= French]Local residents and community groups have come out against the project as proposed by the government, saying it will worsen pollution, not do anything to reduce automobile traffic, and require the demolition of housing including a significant portion of the Village des Tanneries neighbourhood. [cite web |url= http://www.mobilisation-turcot.info/en/index.html|title= TURCOT: A disaster in the making|accessdate= 2008-08-25 |publisher= Turcot Mobilization] [cite news |first=David |last=Johnston |title=Saving Cazelais St. |url=http://www.canada.com/components/print.aspx?id=6e82d034-fb14-4efe-852f-cc85211c9b64 |work=Montreal Gazette |publisher=Canwest |date=2008-09-26 |accessdate=2008-09-29 ]
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