Quebec Autoroute 25
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| Autoroute 25 |
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| Autoroute Louis-H-Lafontaine | |||||||||
| Length: | 21.8 km[1] (13.5 mi) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1967[1] | ||||||||
| South end: |  A-20 in Longueuil |
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| Major junctions: |
 A-40 in Montreal A-640 near Terrebonne |
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| North end: |   Route 125 / Route 158 near Saint-Esprit |
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| Major cities: | Boucherville, Montreal, Laval, Terrebonne, Mascouche | ||||||||
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Autoroute 25 (or A-25, also called Autoroute Louis-H-Lafontaine in Montreal) is an Autoroute in the Lanaudière region of Quebec. It is currently 49 km (30 miles) long, with a short gap which follows arterial roads in the north end of Montreal.
A-25 begins at an interchange with Autoroute 20 and Route 132 in Longueuil and quickly enters the Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel into the east end of Montreal. It is the main north-south freeway in the east end of Montreal (actually northwest-southeast but perpendicular to the St. Lawrence River).
North of the interchange with Autoroute 40, a gap exists in A-25, and it follows Boulevard Henri-Bourassa to Boulevard Pie-IX, both of which are principal urban arterial roads. Boulevard Pie-IX north of Boulevard Henri-Bourassa becomes a temporary section of Autoroute 25 across the Rivière-des-Prairies to Autoroute 440. From there, A-25 proceeds east with A-440, then continues north and east of Laval.
The designation of Autoroute Louis-H Lafontaine is named after Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, a 19th-century Lower Canada leader of what was then the Province of Canada.
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[edit] Future segments
[edit] Montreal-Laval Extension
Autoroute 25 is currently being extended under a public-private partnership. The 7.2-kilometer highway will join Boulevard Henri-Bourassa in Montreal's East end and Laval's Autoroute 440. The $207-million project will save some $226 million for the province since a private consortium will assume any cost overruns. A toll bridge will span the Rivière des Prairies and will cost motorists between $1.80 and $2.40 per crossing. The work is expected to be completed by 2011. The highway will have four lanes (two in each direction), while the bridge will feature three lanes in each direction with one reserved for public transit.
Once the link between Montreal and Laval is complete, the temporary Autoroute section connecting Boulevard Pie-IX to Autoroute 440 would lose its A-25 designation. A new route designation has not been determined yet, but preliminary documents for the A-25 completion across Rivière des Prairies are indicating this section as Route 125. The road is currently named Boulevard Pie-IX, except in Laval between the river and Autoroute 440.
Although a controversial project because of its environmental impacts, the new span will effectively join the North Shore, Laval, Montreal, and the South Shore. In addition, the completion of Autoroute 30 also created under a public-private partnership, will help reduce traffic in the City of Montreal by offering a by-pass route.
[edit] Northern extensions
In addition, significant extensions are possible in the north end, which would ultimately double the length of A-25, as follows:
- New bypasses of Saint-Esprit, Sainte-Julienne and Rawdon which are currently proposed
- Upgrading of an at-grade expressway section of Route 125 north of Rawdon, which is 4-lane except for the northernmost section which is 2 lanes
The ultimate length of A-25 will likely be around 100 km (63 miles) long.
A-25 is also part of the Trans-Canada Highway between the A-20 and A-40 interchanges.
[edit] Exit list
| Location | # | Destinations | Notes |
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| Longueuil | 90 (?) |   A-20 east / TCH east to A-30 – Québec, Sorel-Tracy |
Southbound exit and northbound entrance |
| 90 |   A-20 west / Route 132 to A-15 – Varennes, La Prairie, USA |
Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| 1 | Île Charron, Îles de Boucherville | ||
| Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel across the Saint Lawrence River | |||
| Montreal | |||
| 4 | Montréal Centre-ville | ||
| 5 |  Route 138 (Rue Sherbrooke) / Rue Hochelaga, Rue Notre Dame |
Signed as exits 5-E (east) and 5-O (west) northbound | |
| 6 | Rue Beaubien, Boulevard Yves-Prévost | Northbound exit is via exit 5-O | |
| 7 | Boulevards Wilfrid-Pelletier Châteauneuf | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| 8 | A-40 / TCH west – Trois-Rivières, Québec, Hull, Ottawa |
North end of TCH overlap; signed as exits 8-E (east) and 8-O (west) | |
| 9-A | Rue Bombardier | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| 9-B | Rue Larrey | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| Gap in freeway | |||
| 9-O | Boulevard Henri-Bourassa west | ||
| Route 125 south (Boulevard Pie-IX) |
South end of Route 125 overlap | ||
| Pie IX Bridge over the Rivière des Prairies | |||
| Laval | |||
| 10 | Route 125 north (Boulevard de la Concorde, Boulevard Lévesque) |
North end of Route 125 overlap | |
| 11 |  Route 148 (Boulevard Saint-Martin) |
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| 12 | Boulevard Lite | Exit number signed southbound only; southbound entrance is via northbound entrance and U-turn at exit 12 | |
| Boulevard Pie IX north | |||
| 12 |  A-440 (Autoroute Laval) |
Exit number signed northbound only | |
| 13 | Montée St-François | ||
| 16 | Route 125 (Montée Masson) / Rang du Bas-Saint-François, Avenue Marcel Villeneuve |
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| 20 | Boulevard des Mille Îles | ||
| Rivière des Mille Îles | |||
| Terrebonne | |||
| 21 | Île Saint-Jean | ||
| 22 |  Route 344 (Boulevard des Seigneurs) – Terrebonne, Bois-des-Filion |
Northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exits 22-E (east) and 22-W (west) | |
| 23 |  Route 337 (Boulevard Moody) – Terrebonne, La Plaine |
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| 24 | Route 125 (Montée Masson) – Lachenaie |
Southbound exit is part of exit 25 | |
| 25 | A-640 to A-40 – Repentigny, Québec, Saint-Eustache |
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| Mascouche | |||
| 28 | Boulevard Sainte-Marie - Mascouche | ||
| 30 | Rue Saint-Pierre | ||
| 34 | Boulevard Saint-Henri - L'Épiphanie | ||
| Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | 41 | Rang du Ruisseau-des-Anges Sud | |
| 44 |  Route 339 (Route 125 south) – Saint-Roch-de-L'Achigan |
South end of Route 125 overlap | |
| Saint-Roch-Ouest | |||
| 46 | Route 158 west – Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Saint-Jérôme |
South end of Route 158 overlap | |
| Saint-Esprit | |||
[edit] References
- ^ a b Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec (French). Transports Québec. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
[edit] External links
- MTQ information sheet on 2010 construction of A-25 toll bridge segment between Montréal and Laval
- A-25 at Exitlists.com
- A-25 at Quebec Autoroutes
- Transports Quebec Map (French)
Preceded by Autoroute 40 |
Trans-Canada Highway Autoroute 25 |
Succeeded by Autoroute 20 |
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