Quebec Autoroute 70
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Autoroute du Saguenay Autoroute Alma-La Baie (future) | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
Length | 31.56 km[1][2] (19.61 mi) | |||
Existed | 1983[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | R-170 in Saguenay | |||
R-372 in Saguenay R-175 in Saguenay | ||||
East end | R-170 in Saguenay | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Quebec | |||
Major cities | Alma (future), Saguenay | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Autoroute 70, or A-70, is a short
A-70 is 31.56 km (19.6 mi) long at present, however extensions are being proposed in both directions. A-70 is only partially completed; it acts primarily as a bypass route around the urban area of Saguenay. The route was slow to develop; until 2001 it was an extremely short stub, fewer than 6 km (3.7 mi) long.
A-70 will be extended westward to
The ultimate length of A-70 will be around 72 km (44.7 mi).
History
The A-70 was designed to provide a limited-access highway link between
Future
To date, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) of highway remain to be completed of the ultimate freeway link between Alma and La Baie. Transports Québec has conducted a feasibility study for the western section while continuing to acquire property to provide a right of way.
Exit list
The entire route is located in Saguenay, Quebec, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.
km | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.00 | 0.00 | 26 | R-170 (Boulevard du Royaume) / Chemin St-Benoit | Road continues west as R-170 (at-grade expressway) | ||
8.62 | 5.36 | 33 | Rue St-Hubert – Lac-Kenogami | |||
11.73 | 7.29 | 36 | R-372 (Boulevard René-Lévesque) | Also serves Rue Panet | ||
14.71 | 9.14 | 39 | Rue Mathias / Boulevard Mellon | |||
17.49 | 10.87 | 42 | R-170 (Boulevard du Royaume) | Signed as exits 42O (west) and 42E (east) westbound; original western terminus | ||
20.00 | 12.43 | 45 | Boulevard Saint-Paul | |||
22.39 | 13.91 | 47 | Québec | |||
24.76 | 15.39 | 50 | at-grade intersection , since replaced with an interchange to the southeast | |||
31.56 | 19.61 | – | Aéroport Bagotville | Eastern terminus; roundabout intersection | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
- ^ a b "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec". Retrieved 2020-07-06.
External links
- Quebec highways (in French)