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Rehabilitation of Riverside (phase 6)
In 2012, the City began a major project to rehabilitate Riverside Drive, the longest artery in Saint-Lambert. The work is being spread over several years. To learn more about this large-scale project, consult the Riverside Drive project description page.
Phase 6 of the project, which is currently underway, involves the reconstruction of Riverside Drive between Alexandra and Hickson avenues. The work is now largely completed and should be finished in June 2021, with the final adjustments and the application of a final course of asphalt.
Summer and fall 2019
Completion of the main underground infrastructure work, including the construction of the stormwater pipe by microtunnelling and drilling for the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, the concrete structures, the road foundation and a temporary paving course.
Spring 2020
Completion of the concrete structures, bike path, landscaping work and laying of the base paving course.
Fall 2020
Completion of repair work on a water main under the responsibility of the Longueuil agglomeration, initially scheduled for spring 2020. Installation of street furniture (benches, bus shelters, water fountains, garbage receptacles), installation of street lights, adjustments to signage and camera inspections. Laying of the second course of asphalt thereafter.
Traffic
To make it easier for you to get around during the work on Riverside Drive, different detour routes have been planned according to the progress of the work. We recommend following the signs that will be posted soon, as they will indicate the best detour for vehicles.
There are currently no detour routes. The work is completed for the winter season.
Neighbourhood residents
The reconstruction of a street is a complex operation involving many companies, and it creates a great deal of disruption to people’s routines. The page Practical information on roadworks will offer you practical tips to ensure your daily routine continues as smoothly as possible.
Busses
Many of the Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL) buses travel along the entire length or a section of Riverside Drive. For the duration of the work, alternate bus routes will be set up. You can consult the RTL's website for more details.
The RTL will also install temporary signs informing users of any changes to the usual Riverside Drive bus routes.
For more information, you can call the RTL’s Customer Service Department at 450-463-0131 from Monday to Friday between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m., as well as on weekends and holidays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Trenchless pipe installation
The most important aspect of the rehabilitation of this portion of Riverside Drive will be the installation of a new stormwater drainage pipe using a trenchless method. This 2.25 metres pipe was installed at a depth of approximately 9 metres below ground passing under overpasses belonging to both the Ministère des Transports (MTQ) and CN.
This major project will make it possible in the coming years to proceed with the separation of the combined sewer systems and better serve the sector located between highway 112 (Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier Boulevard) and the Country Club of Montreal golf course.
To learn more, you can view the PowerPoint presentation (in French only) that was shown at the information meeting held on March 27, 2019.
Pedestrian safety
During the reconstruction work, the Ville de Saint-Lambert will set up an enhanced surveillance system. However, we urge parents to inform their children of the potential dangers associated with such major work and to watch out for the safety of the children in their neighbourhood.
Questions about the worksite?
We are well aware of the inconveniences caused by such large-scale work. We thank you in advance for your cooperation. If you have any questions about the project, please contact avec Emanuel Chan Ying.
Mr. Chan Ying. works for the City as a civil engineering technician and will be the person to speak to for the duration of the project. If you wish to reach him, please call 514-261-3919 or genie@saint-lambert.ca.
Stay informed!
The information you’ll find in this section of the website will be continually updated. We invite you to check this page often for reports on the progress of work.
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2020-10-30 - Completion of work on phase 6 A closure of approximately eight weeks will again be required in the spring of 2021 to repair the water main under the CN bridge, between Edison and Fort avenues, that belongs to the Longueuil agglomeration. The final course of asphalt and landscaping adjustments will also be done in the spring of 2021. Other work in the area |
2020-10-20 | Completion of work on phase 6 |
2020-09-25 | Update on phase 7 In other words, starting September 28 Riverside Street will be closed all the way from Fort Avenue to De Normandie Avenue. |
2020-09-18 - New closure starting September 21, 2020 We must remind you that due to the work involved in phase 7, Riverside Drive is also closed between Alexandra Avenue and the Highway 132 access ramp. In other words, starting September 21, Riverside Drive will be closed all the way from Fort Avenue to the Highway 132 access ramp. Residents in this area will have access at all times to their residences via local streets. Please follow the detour signs and drive cautiously in the area around the worksite. |
2020-09-04 - Temporary closure (phase 6) |
2020-06-09 – Reopening of Riverside Drive |
2020-05-28 – Progress report Some work on the water network, paving and street lighting remains to be completed at dates to be determined. We will keep you informed of the progress of all the work. |
2020-05-07 – Closure of the Alexandra/Riverside Intersection |
2019-04-20 – Completion of work on phase 6 The work is expected to take about three months. For the next few weeks, Riverside Drive will be closed to traffic between Edison and Alexandra avenues. The section of road that will be closed will change as the work progresses. Motorists are invited to follow the detour road that will be in place and to exercise caution around the work site. |
2020-01-31 | Reopening of a section of Riverside Drive |
Temporary closure of a section of Riverside Drive To permit the installation of a storm sewer main in the Alexandra Street regulator, Riverside Drive will be closed between the intersections of Rivermere Avenue and De Montrose Boulevard, starting January 27 at 7 a.m., for a period of approximately two weeks. A detour route will be in place, and we recommend following the signs that will be installed soon, indicating the route to take, as well as the no parking signs that will be posted on Osborne and Rivermere streets. Please note that weather conditions could affect the closure date and the duration of the work. Thank you for your understanding. |
Riverside Drive reopens for the winter |
UPDATE | 2019-12-11 – Modification of signage and update on the progress of work |
UPDATE | 2019-12-04 (9 a.m.) - The boil water advisory for a portion of Riverside Street is now lifted |
UPDATE | 2019-12-02 (2:15 p.m.) - The boil water advisory for a portion of Rivermere Avenue is now lifted |
UPDATE | 2019-12-02 (1:40 p.m.) - The boil water advisory for a portion of Alexandra Avenue is now lifted |
2019-12-02 - Water service interruption and preventive boil water advisory for a portion of Riverside Street |
UPDATE | 2019-11-29 (2:52 p.m.) - The boil water advisory for residents of a portion of Riverside Street is now lifted. |
2019-11-26 - Water service interruption and preventive boil water advisory for a portion of Alexandra Avenue |
2019-11-26 - Preventive boil water advisory for a portion of Riverside Street |
2019-11-26 - Water service interruption and preventive boil water advisory for a portion of Rivermere Avenue On Wednesday, November 27, the water service will be interrupted between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Rivermere Avenue, from Riverside Street until 388 and 103 Rivermere Avenue. Residents concerned all received a door hanger informing them of the situation. |
2019-11-21 – Update on the progress of the work In spite of less-than-perfect weather conditions, work on Riverside Drive is continuing and making excellent progress. The first thing to report is that preparations for directional drilling to install the 200 mm diameter water main leading to the Seaway are currently underway. This pipe will pass under Highway 132 and terminate at Riverside Drive between the intersection of Macaulay and Rivermere avenues. In addition, since crews have mostly finished pouring the cement for the sidewalks and curbs, the contractor was able to prepare the road surface on November 20 to lay a temporary paving course that will allow Riverside Drive to reopen. Since the weather conditions are not at all favourable to laying quality asphalt at this time, the temporary paving will be removed next year, and the contractor will then proceed with the final courses of asphalt. Finally, the contractor has assigned all his pipe laying crews to the intersection of Alexandra Avenue to connect the water network and allow for the speedy removal of the temporary water system that was installed between Macaulay Avenue and Montrose Boulevard. As for the section of the temporary water system located between Hickson and Macaulay avenues, the contractor completed the final connection of the permanent water network at the intersection of Union Boulevard and Macaulay Avenue, which made it possible to disconnect the temporary water system on November 14. Given the current status of the work, and if weather conditions remain mild, it may be possible to reopen Riverside Drive in mid-December. |
UPDATE | 2019-11-20 (2:38 p.m.) - The boil water advisory for a portion of Union Boulevard and Osborne Street (between Hickson and Bétournay) is now lifted |
UPDATE | 2019-11-18 (3:50 p.m.) - The boil water advisory is still in effect for a portion of Union Boulevard and Osborne Street (between Hickson and Bétournay) |
UPDATE | 2019-11-18 (3:50 p.m.) - The boil water advisory for a portion of Osborne Street (between Macaulay and Rivermere) and Macaulay Avenue is now lifted |
2019-11-14 - Water service interruption and preventive boil water advisory for a portion of Union Boulevard, Osborne Street and Macaulay Avenue
Residents concerned all received a door hanger informing them of the situation. |
2019-11-11 – Risk of freezing water inlet lines for residents of Riverside Drive (between Montrose and Hickson avenues) |
UPDATE - 2019-11-07 - The boil water advisory for a portion of Alexandra Avenue is now lifted |
2019-11-04 - Water service interruption and preventive boil water advisory for a portion of Alexandra Avenue |
2019-10-15 - Modification of signage and progress of work Starting Friday, October 18, the detour route will be modified to allow crews to work near the intersection of Riverside Drive and Alexandra Avenue. Work in this area is expected to be completed in early November. Work on Riverside Drive is progressing according to schedule. The contractor has completed the connection of the sewer pipes in the intersection with Hickson Avenue and has completed the work required to install the underground infrastructure, approximately between civic addresses 175 and 197 Riverside Drive (between Hickson Avenue and Union Boulevard). Night work is also planned near the intersection of Riverside Drive and Alexandra Avenue according to the following schedule:
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2019-10-15 | UPDATE | The preventive boil water advisory for a portion of Hickson Avenue is now lifted |
2019-10-10 | Water service interruption and preventive boil water advisory for a portion of Hickson Avenue During and after the water service interruption, a preventive boil water advisory is currently in effect. Residents must boil water for 1 minute before consuming it until further notice. |
2019-10-07 - Night work |
2019-09-26 - Modification of signage and progress of work Work on Riverside Drive is progressing according to schedule. The contractor is proceeding with the work required to install the underground infrastructure, approximately between civic addresses 175 and 197 Riverside Drive (between Hickson Avenue and Union Boulevard). Crews have completed the installation of underground infrastructure, approximately between civic addresses 83 and 175 Riverside Drive (between Union Boulevard and Alexandra Avenue) and have begun work on building the curbs and sidewalks, and installing the street lights. Work on the Hydro-Québec and Bell duct banks in the area is also planned in the coming weeks.
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2019-09-16 | The boil water advisory for residents of Union and Osborne is now lifted. |
2019-09-12 - Update on the progress of the work |
2019-09-11 | Water service interruption and preventive boil water advisory for a portion of Union and Osborne |
2019-08-16 - The boil water advisory is now lifted |
2019-08-14 - A boil water advisory is currently in effect for certain residents of Riverside Drive Residents concerned all received a door hanger informing them of the situation. Residents must boil water for 1 minute before consuming it until further notice. |
2019-08-01 - Progress report In addition, starting August 5, the contractor will continue the rehabilitation work on the section between Rivermere and Alexandra avenues. |
2019-07-11 - Arrival of the microtunneling machine |
2019-07-04 - Preparation for the arrival of the microtunneling machine |
2019-06-28 - The boil water advisory for certain residents of Rivermere Avenue and Osborne Street is lifted Residents concerned will all receive a door hanger informing them of the situation. It is no longer necessary to boil your water before using it. |
2019-06-26 - A boil water advisory is currently in effect for certain residents of Rivermere Avenue and Osborne Street. Residents concerned all received a door hanger informing them of the situation. Residents must boil water for 1 minute before consuming it until further notice. |
2019-06-13 - The contractor is currently removing the existing networks and building the main storm sewer measuring 2.25 metres in diameter from Macaulay Avenue to Rivermere Avenue. In the meantime, the crew is continuing to prepare the site for the arrival of the microtunnelling machine. |
2019-05-15 - The boil water advisory for certain residents of Riverside Drive and Rivermere Avenue is liftedThe preventive boil water advisory for residents of Riverside Drive, between Macaulay and Alexandra Avenues and for residents of Rivermere Avenue, between Riverside Drive and Osborne Street, is now lifted. Residents concerned will all receive a door hanger informing them of the situation. It is no longer necessary to boil your water before using it. |
2019-05-16 - A boil water advisory is currently in effect for certain residents of Riverside Drive and Rivermere Avenue Residents concerned all received a door hanger informing them of the situation. Residents must boil water for 1 minute before consuming it until further notice. |
2019-05-08 – Temporary interruption in water service for certain residents Riverside Drive and Macaulay Avenue All citizens concerned have received a notice informing them of the situation. Thank you for your understanding. |
2019-04-25 – Temporary interruption in water service for residents of Hickson Avenue, between Riverside and Osborne streets All citizens concerned have received a notice informing them of the situation. Thank you for your understanding. |
2019-04-24 - Leakage tests on the pipe network If your tap water looks turbid (cloudy) or rusty, we recommend that you let it run for a few minutes before drinking it. However, the water quality should not be affected. |
2019-04-23 - Beginning of the roadworks |
2019-03-29 - Report on the information evening |
2019-03-20 - Information meeting |
2018-05-29 - Postponement of work |
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