Montreal's Turcot Interchange: Where Modernism Goes to Die
Built in two years in the mid 1960s as part of Montreal's pre-Expo '67 modernization spree, the Turcot Interchange links many of the metropolitan region's major expressways. It has spent much of its recent existence falling apart, with the government pouring millions into emergency repairs to keep the province's busiest interchange from crumbling.
A few years ago, plans were finally announced for its demolition and replacement with a more straightforward ground-level interchange, but work has yet to get started due to the usual multi-way battles between various levels of government and local community groups.
In the meantime, the tangle of concrete is a testament to 20th century modernism run amok, as well as a city where no one bats an eyelash when the current mayor's former right-hand man gets charged with fraud.
yeah it is a beast and it was something in its day. nobody builds'em like this anymore. thank god ha. oh, except in texas where they still love building these ridicalis alpine flyovers.
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