Quebec Autoroute 25
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| Autoroute 25 |
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| Autoroute Louis-H-Lafontaine | |
| Length: | Main segment: 21 kilometres (13 miles) |
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| Formed: | 1967 |
| Direction: | North/South |
| From: | Longueuil, Quebec |
| To: | Saint-Esprit, Quebec |
| Major cities: | Longueuil, Montreal, Laval, Terrebonne, Mascouche, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Saint-Roch-Ouest |
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. 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.
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[edit] Future segments
[edit] 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.
[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] Interchanges from South to North
| Municipality | Exit Number | Intersecting Roads | ||
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| South segment: Longueuil to Boulevard Henri-Bourassa (Montreal) | ||||
| Longueuil | 0* |  Autoroute 20 /  Route 132 |
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| Saint Lawrence River / Louis H Lafontaine Tunnel-Bridge Complex | ||||
| Longueuil | 1 | Rue de l'Île-Charron | ||
| Montreal | 4 | Avenue Souligny | ||
| Montreal | 5 | Rue Sherbrooke ( Route 138) |
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| Montreal | 6 | Rue Beaubien (southbound only) | ||
| Montreal | 7 | Boulevard Chateauneuf (northbound only) | ||
| Montreal | 8 |  Autoroute 40 (Autoroute Métropolitaine) |
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| 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 | ||
| Rivière des Prairies Pie IX Bridge | ||||
| Laval | 10 | Boulevard Levesques / Boulevard de la Concorde E / Boulevard Vanier | ||
| Laval | 11 | Boulevard St-Martin E | ||
| Laval | 12 |  Autoroute 440 |
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| 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) |
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| Laval | 20 | Boulevard des Mille-Îles | ||
| Rivière des Mille Îles | ||||
| Terrebonne | 21 | Boulevard J-S-Archambault (northbound) / Boulevard Paquette (southbound) | ||
| Terrebonne | 22 | Boulevard des Seigneurs ( Route 344) |
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| Terrebonne | 23 | Boulevard Moody / Chemin Gascon ( Route 337) |
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| Terrebonne | 24 | Boulevard Grande-Allee / Montee Masson ( Route 125) |
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| Terrebonne - Mascouche Boundary | 25 |  Autoroute 640 |
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| 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) |
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- *Exit number not signed, based on kilometre post
- Exits 10 and 14 are based on the future alignment [1], they vary from the current listing (see Autoroute 440 for most of the current list)
[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
Preceded by QC Autoroute 40 |
 Trans-Canada Highway QC Autoroute 25 |
Succeeded by QC Autoroute 20 |
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Autoroutes of Quebec
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| Principal Autoroutes: 5 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 50 | 55 | 70 | 73 | 85 | ||
| Spur Autoroutes: 410 | 440 (Laval) | 440 (Quebec City) | 520 | 530 (Future) 540 (Vaudreuil-Dorion) | 540 (Quebec City) | 573 | 610 | 640 | 720 | 740 | 920 | 955 | 973 |
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| Routes partially built to Autoroute standards: 105 | 112 | 116 | 117 | 125 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 138 | 148 | 157 | 158 | 173 | 175 | 185 | 201 | ||
| See also: Routes | Autoroutes | ||
