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It was demolished nearly two years ago, and now crews have finally started rebuilding the St-Jacques overpass over the Décarie Expressway.

Used by many southern Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and St-Henri residents as an alternative to the Ville-Marie Expressway, the St-Jacques overpass was closed in 2015 so it could be demolished and rebuilt. The project was originally supposed to be completed before work on the Turcot Interchange began in the summer of 2015, but crews ran into delays during the planning stages when it became clear the St-Pierre collector that sits right under the overpass was in a pitiful state and also had to be replaced.

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The overpass was demolished during the summer of 2016, which necessitated the closing of the entire Décarie Expressway over several weekends. Since that time, the St-Pierre collector was rebuilt, and a large pillar was built in the middle of the Décarie Expressway to hold up the bridge. Now, it’s expected the overpass will finally be completed by the end of the year.