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Road closure calendar

This table indicates the on-going work of the Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI), Ville de Montreal, Â鶹Çø/The New Vic Project/ Facilities Management and Ancillary Services (FMAS) and the Ville de Montréal.

DATES MANAGED BY STREET NAMES TYPE OF CLOSURE NOTES

November 4 to December 20, 2024

and

January 6 to February 21, 2025

Â鶹Çø/New Vic Des Pins, between University and Docteur-Penfield Closed to all road traffic

New Vic Project. Detours will direct drivers towards Sherbrooke. Services should not be affected.

Notice of works and detour map

January 2025 SQI Des Pins, between Docteur-Penfield and MacTavish Partial closure SQI project. Detours will direct drivers towards Sherbrooke. Services should not be affected.
January 13 -24, 2025 SQI University Partial closure

SQI project. Services should not be affected.

Notice of works

(Last update:Ìý December 18, 2024)

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Plans and progress

Work underway

  • Decontamination of pavilions A, E, M and S (See "Plans" below.)
  • Structural decoupling of renovated and deconstructed pavilions
  • Recovery of Queenston stone in pavilion S
  • Recovery of windows (glass, steel, concrete)

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Plans

Â鶹Çø Pavilions - Aerial View
Â鶹Çø Pavilions - Aerial View

Worksite Plan
Worksite Plan

Worksite Plan - Â鶹Çø Pavilions
Worksite Plan - Â鶹Çø Pavilions

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Nettoyage post-désamiantage
Post-asbestos removal cleaning

Désolidarisation entre le pavillon L et l’annexe du pavillon L
Decoupling of Pavilion L from Pavilion L annex

Mobilisation des équipements
Mobilization of equipment in preparation for recovery of Queenston stone in pavilion S

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The next 6 months

  • Continuation and completion of decontamination work inside pavilions A, E, M and SÌý(See "Plans" above.)
  • Deconstruction of pavilion L annex
  • Continued recovery of Queenston stone on the west facade of pavilion S
  • Installation of support structure for footbridge (between pavilion S and The Neuro)
  • Start of deconstruction work on pavilions M and S:
    • Removal of windows
    • Removal of mechanical equipment from roofs
    • Removal of roof membranes
    • Selective deconstruction at pavilions M and S
  • Street cuts (obstructions on University Street and Avenue des Pins)
  • Removal of a gas tank

Community impact mitigation measures

Noise

Noise-generating work will be carried out in accordance with current municipal regulations:

  • Monday to Friday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Saturday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (when required)
  • Sunday: No work

Vibration

  • Vibration limitations have been imposed on contractors. Their work methods will be adapted to comply with these limits.
  • Installation of 27 seismographs for continuous vibration monitoring.
  • Seismographs will be added around the site (south side of Avenue des Pins, east side of University Street).
  • Establishment of a threshold to be respected for highly sensitive buildings: historic and protected structures or already deteriorated structures.

Dust

  • Street cleaning with mechanical broom
  • Use of water to suppress dust during deconstruction of concrete structures

Latest news

News regarding work progress will be published here.

Contact information

New Vic Project Office
772 Sherbrooke Street West, 2ndÌýfloor
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1G1

Email:Ìýnew.vic [at] mcgill.ca

Â鶹Çø is on land which has long served and continues to serve as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence and contribution mark this territory on which peoples of the world now gather.

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