Turcot Interchange
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The Turcot Interchange is a freeway interchange within the city of Montréal Quebec, Canada, that links Autoroute 15, Autoroute 20, and Autoroute 720. It takes its name from the currently-abandoned Turcot rail yards it is built over.
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.
[edit] Reconstruction plan
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.[1] 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.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2003/05/16/qc_turcot20030516.html, accessed March 14, 2007
- ^ http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/portal/page/portal/regions/montreal_ile/projet_reconstruction_complexe_turcot
[edit] External links
- Turcot Interchange is at coordinates Coordinates:
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