Heavy vehicles that no longer have access to the Bishop's Bridge will be able to use St. Francis Street to access Route 108 from Sherbrooke. The City of Sherbrooke modified its ban on heavy vehicles between Bowen St. South and Route 108 as long as the bridge in Lennoxville is closed to vehicles weighing more than 18 tonnes. Using St. Francis Street will be permitted to "medium trucks of no more than four axles." Heavy traffic has been banned since the end of January on the steel bridge over the Massawippi in Lennoxville. The Quebec Ministry of Transport (MTQ) made the decision due to the poor state of the surface. This prohibition has required truckers traveling on Route 108 to make a major detour to continue on their way to Sherbrooke. See full story in the Thursday, March 22nd edition of The Record.
City opens St. Francis Street to some trucks
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