Boulevard Maloney (Gatineau)
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Boulevard Maloney is one of Gatineau's main commercial roads. It starts at Quebec Autoroute 50 via an interchange (without an intersection) and ends at the boundary with the former city of Masson-Angers. It is also known as Quebec route 148. However, one may notice a blue shield sign of the highway on the westbound lane at Boulevard Greber even if it is not the highway itself. The highway continues further north and then east towards Buckingham.
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[edit] East/West arterial
This Road a Western Section called Boulevard Maloney Ouest and another called Boulevard Maloney Est. Rue Main is the dividing arterial of the Ouest-Est section. Addresses are climbing towards the west and towards the east of this street.
[edit] Features
Most of the road is filled with numerous big-box stores, strip malls or other commercial businesses. Near Boulevard Greber in the western end of this road, Les Promenades de l'Outaouais, the National Capital Region's second largest shopping mall. There are other small malls, big box stores, and strip plazas all along the road. Stores (not necessairly all on Maloney) includes SuperC, Wal-Mart, Canadian Tire, Loblaws, Provigo, Metro, Jean Coutu, Yellow, Zellers, Winners, the Bay, Costco, Maxi, Future Shop, Toys-R-Us, Best Buy, Brault et Martineau, Linen Chest, [[The Home Depot] & Bureau en Gros.
The route is also home to several car dealerships such as Ford, Chevrolet, Honda & Chrysler. It also has a cinema theater called Cinema 9 along with a Deli Chenoys restaurant.
[edit] Speed Limits
Speed limit on this road is mostly 70 km/h with 4 lanes of traffic. There are some sections which has a speed limit of 50 km/h while at its eastern end the speed limit jumps to 90 km/h as it enters a rural area between the former cities of Gatineau and Masson-Angers. However, especially in the Gatineau sector, the flow is much faster.
[edit] Commuter Route
The route itself is one of the most important commuter routes in the old city of Gatineau as it links one end of the sector to another. Communities located alongside the route includes : Les Promenades, Saint-Richard (near Montee Paiement), Saint-Maria Goretti (near Labrosse) and Cheval Blanc (near Lorrain).
It also provides an easy access to Highway 50 towards downtown Gatineau and Ottawa. Often due to the importance of this route, traffic tie-ups and congestion can occur particularly near the access to the 50.
[edit] Rapibus
It is also expected that the Rapibus, STO's busway, will travel on beside of the railroad right of way that is located on the north side of this road. Major construction may happen all around the area, which will likely cause major traffic issues closer to the access to Quebec Autoroute 50.
[edit] Sports Complex
Also, a proposed new sports complex is expected to be built in the long range alongside nearby CEGEP de l'Outaouais Felix-Leclerc campus.
[edit] Neighbourhoods
- Pointe-Gatineau
- Du Carrefour
- De l'Hopital
- Tecumseh
- Saint-Richard
- Notre-Dame/Ste-Maria Goretti
- Achbar
- Lorrain/Cheval Blanc
- La Sablonniere
| Gatineau, Quebec Major Arteries |
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| Provincial Highways 5 • 50 • 105 • 148 • 307 • 309 • 315 • 366 Municipal Arteries |
