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Maybe commuters should all learn how to meditate, because there is nothing zen about the traffic backlogs currently being caused by the reconstruction of the Turcot Interchange.

But the worst is yet to come, as work on the province’s biggest ever road construction project kicks into full gear in the next few months.

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The reconstruction of the Turcot Interchange is already testing the patience of motorists, with a new detour seemingly in place every month. This month, the temporary closing of the Sherbrooke St. W. exit off Highway 15 northbound caused a chain reaction of traffic backlogs that spilled over onto local roads like Monkland Ave. and Côte-St-Luc Rd.

The Sherbrooke St. exit is scheduled to reopen on April 18. However, with the Turcot project due to be completed by 2020, the rebuilding of the network of highways will accelerate this spring with some lanes on the most-used highways and access ramps slatedfor temporary closings.