Montreal, Wednesday, August 25, 2021 - This weekend, the Go vélo Montréal Festival will be in full swing for Tour la Nuit and Tour de l’Île de Montréal. As some streets will be closed to vehicular traffic and off-limits to parking for a few hours, getting around by car may require a little more planning than usual. To facilitate car travel and access to health care facilities, Vélo Québec has set up the Infocirculation web page, providing all the tools needed to keep the public informed.
All you need to know about routes and traffic : www.velo.qc.ca/infocirculation
Visit Friday, August 27, the start of the Tour la Nuit will start at 8 p.m. from 8 entry points along the 22 km route, located in La Fontaine, Père-Marquette, Villeray, Jean-Martucci, Champdoré and Nicolas-Tillemont parks, as well as at the St-Joseph/Henri-Julien and Rosemont/Cartier intersections. Cyclists will use streets in the following boroughs: Plateau-Mont-Royal, Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension, Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie.
Visit Sunday, August 29, the start of the Tour de l’Île de Montréal will start at 9 a.m., from 8 entry points along the 33 km route, located in parks La Fontaine, Père-Marquette, Nicolas-Tillemont, Champdoré, Maurice-Bélanger, Joseph-Paré, Maisonneuve and St-Aloysius. Cyclists will take to the streets of the following boroughs: Plateau-Mont-Royal, Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie, Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension, Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Montréal-Nord, Saint-Léonard, Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Ville-Marie.
Plan your trip with Waze
To keep the public informed of traffic conditions in real time during the Tour la Nuit and Tour de l'Île, the routes are available on the Waze application, enabling the public to opt for the best routes and avoid streets closed to vehicular traffic.
- Download Waze for iOS and Android for free at https://www.waze.com/fr/
- View the Tour la Nuit map on Waze, click here
- To see the Tour de l’Île de Montréal map on Waze, click here
All you need to know about traffic in Montreal on August 27 and 29, go to page Infocirculation or call the Infocirculation line available from Monday August 23 on
514 521-8356 or 1 800 567-8356 :
- Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday, August 27, 9 a.m. to midnight
- Saturday, August 28, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sunday, August 29, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Access to healthcare facilities
Alternative measures have been put in place to ensure access to health care facilities located near the Tour la Nuit and Tour de l’Île de Montréal routes. The Réseau de la santé et de services sociaux de Montréal recommends that the public :
- Check with the establishment concerned before going there;
- Call Info-Santé at 811 before going to the emergency room of one of these establishments;
- Call 911 if the situation is urgent.
During the events, a number of volunteers, cadets and police officers will be positioned at the intersections of the blocked streets to direct motorists. These traffic wardens will provide those wishing to do so with a map of the event route and bypasses. Organizers would like to remind everyone that pedestrians and cyclists are welcome to cross the bike train at any time. Volunteers will be on hand to assist them.
