Quebec Autoroute 25
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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-H-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. The road north of Pie-IX 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.
Future segments
Montreal-Laval toll bridge
The gap between Boulevard Henri-Bourassa and Autoroute 440 is expected to be eliminated with estimated $400 million construction of a toll bridge over the Rivière des Prairies from 2007 until its completion in 2010. This work will be conducted under a public-private partnership, with the private partner to be determined by 2007.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 is not determined, but preliminary documents for the A-25 completion across Rivière des Prairies are indicating this section as Quebec route 125.
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
A-25 is also part of the Trans-Canada Highway between the A-20 and A-40 interchanges.
Interchanges from South to North
| Municipality | Exit Number | Intersecting Roads |
|---|---|---|
| South segment: Longueuil to Boulevard Henri-Bourassa (Montreal) | ||
| Longueuil | 0* | Autoroute 20 / Route 132 |
| Longueuil | 1 | Rue de l'Île-Charron |
| Montreal | 4 | Avenue Souligny |
| Montreal | 5 | Rue Sherbrooke (Route 138) |
| Montreal | 6 | Rue Beaubien (southbound only) |
| Montreal | 7 | Boulevard Chateauneuf (northbound only) |
| Montreal | 8 | Autoroute 40 (Autoroute Métropolitaine) |
| Montreal | 9 | Rue Bombardier (currently northbound only) |
| Montreal | 10* | Boulevard Henri-Bourassa (at-grade intersection, future interchange) |
| Temporary segment: Montreal to Laval across Rivière des Prairies | ||
| Montreal | 9 | Boulevard Henri-Bourassa at Boulevard Pie-IX |
| Laval | 10 | Boulevard Levesques / Boulevard de la Concorde E / Boulevard Vanier |
| Laval | 11 | Boulevard St-Martin E |
| Laval | 12 | Autoroute 440 |
| Laval | 13 | Montée St-François |
| Future toll segment: Montreal to Laval across Rivière des Prairies | ||
| Laval | 14* | Boulevard Levesque (future) |
| North segment: Laval to Saint-Esprit | ||
| Laval | 16 | Autoroute 440 / Avenue Marcel-Villeneuve (to be reconstructed) |
| Laval | 20 | Boulevard des Mille-Îles |
| Terrebonne | 21 | Boulevard J-S-Archambault (northbound) / Boulevard Paquette (southbound) |
| Terrebonne | 22 | Boulevard des Seigneurs (Route 344) |
| Terrebonne | 23 | Boulevard Moody / Chemin Gascon (Route 337) |
| Terrebonne | 24 | Boulevard Grande-Allee / Montee Masson (Route 125) |
| Terrebonne - Mascouche Boundary | 25 | Autoroute 640 |
| Mascouche | 28 | Chemin Ste-Marie |
| Mascouche | 30 | Rue St-Pierre |
| Mascouche | 34 | Chemin St-Henri |
| Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | 41 | Rang du Ruisseau-des-Anges |
| Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan - Saint-Roch-Ouest Boundary | 44 | Rang de la Rivière Nord / Route St-Phillipe (Route 125 South) |
| Saint-Roch-Ouest - Saint-Esprit Boundary | 46 | Rang Côte-St-Louis (Route 158) |
- *Exit number not signed, based on kilometre post
- Exits 10 and 14 are based on the future alignment [link], they vary from the current listing (see Autoroute 440 for most of the current list)
Ekternal 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]
QC Autoroute 40
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QC Autoroute 20
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| Autoroutes of Quebec |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Autoroutes Autoroute 5 | Autoroute 10 | Autoroute 13 | Autoroute 15 | Autoroute 19 | Autoroute 20 | Autoroute 25 | Autoroute 30 | Autoroute 31 | Autoroute 35 | Autoroute 40 | Autoroute 50 | Autoroute 55 | Autoroute 70 | Autoroute 73 | Autoroute 85 (Future) | |||
| Spur Autoroutes Autoroute 410 | Autoroute 440 (Laval) | Autoroute 440 (Quebec City) | Autoroute 520 | Autoroute 530 (Future) | Autoroute 540 (Vaudreuil-Dorion) | Autoroute 540 (Quebec City) | Autoroute 573 | Autoroute 640 | Autoroute 720 | Autoroute 740 | Autoroute 955 | Autoroute 973 | |||
| Routes with parts built to Autoroute standards[[Citing sources citation needed]] Route 105 | Route 112 | Route 116 | Route 117 | Route 125 | Route 131 | Route 132 | Route 133 | Route 138 | Route 148 | Route 158 | Route 173 | Route 175 | Route 185 | Route 201 | |||
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