Overpass inspection closes Highway 20 near St-Hyacinthe

A section of Highway 20 West in the Montérégie has been closed indefinitely while officials inspect the structure of an overpass near the town of St-Simon, just east of St-Hyacinthe.
The section of highway was closed as a precaution following an inspection of the viaduct on Monday night, Transport Quebec said in a news release.
Motorists are being detoured away from St-Édouard St., causing a major traffic jam. That section of the highway is used by 25,000 cars a day, includi