Boulevard Gréber
Boulevard Gréber (or Gréber Boulevard) is an important principal arterial road in Gatineau, Quebec. It runs from Montee Paiement to the Gatineau River. It is named after French urban planner Jacques Gréber. It was once part of Route 148 of the provincial network.
The southern part of the route includes numerous stores, restaurants,
Most of the road has four lanes as the traffic flow is quite heavy particularly near the junction with Autoroute 50 and the commercial district. On the southern stretch between La Savane and the Lady Aberdeen Bridge there is a
North of Boulevard La Verendrye, it becomes a two-lane arterial road that runs beside Autoroute 50 for much of its length until it ends near the Terrasses Paiement/Ravin Boises residential neighbourhood at Montee Paiement just south of the Highway 50 interchange. It is also the site of the Gatineau sector's largest industrial sector (second behind the Richelieu Industrial Park in the Hull sector). The northern and eastern end of the road was formerly called Rue Scullion prior to the 2002 amalgamation that formed a new larger City of Gatineau.
Near the Lady Aberdeen Bridges is one of the most historical churches in the Outaouais region, the St-Francois de Sales church, which was built in 1840.[2]
Greber and Maloney intersection
The intersection with Maloney is considered one of the busiest and most congested across the city as motorists often form long lineups waiting to turn north or south onto Gréber. It is also considered one of the most dangerous intersections, because the traffic flow is very high and
The intersection will also be the site of significant construction as the STO is planning to build its
Neighbourhoods
- Pointe-Gatineau
- Le Baron
- Du Carrefour
- Ravins Boises-Terrasses Paiement
- Mont-Royal/Cote-des-Neiges
See also
References
- ^ http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20071217/CPACTUALITES/712170332/6790/CPDROIT [dead link]
- ^ "Bienvenue à la fenêtre sur l'Outaouais". Archived from the original on 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2008-02-24.