Quebec Autoroute 50
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| Autoroute 50 |
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| Autoroute de l'Outaouais | |||||||||
| Length: | Two segments: West: 40 km (25 mi) East: 38 km (24 mi) |
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| Formed: | 1975 | ||||||||
| Direction: | East/West | ||||||||
| From: | Gatineau, Quebec | ||||||||
| Major junctions: |
  &  in Gatineau (Hull) in Brownsburg-Chatham & Lachute in Mirabel |
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| To: |  Route 117 near Mirabel, Quebec |
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| Major cities: | Gatineau, L'Ange-Gardien, Lachute, Mirabel | ||||||||
| System: | City/Rural highway | ||||||||
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Autoroute 50 (Autoroute de l'Outaouais) is an Autoroute in western Quebec. Once completed, it will link the Outaouais region to the Greater Montreal area.
Currently, there are two distinct sections of A-50: one section running eastward from the central part of Gatineau to just north of Thurso, and the other section from Lachute to Mirabel just beyond an interchange (Route 117) with A-15. It is expected that the gap will be filled by 2011, as a planned two-lane freeway is under construction. Once completed, A-50 will be 159 km (99 miles) long and will provide a faster and safer alternative to Route 148.
It was originally envisioned that A-50 would be a long freeway running all the way from L'Isle-aux-Allumettes at the Ontario border all the way to Berthierville along the Route 148 and 158 corridors; however, the long extensions are unlikely to ever be constructed, especially in the western part. (The exit numbers are based on that original plan.) Construction was completed in the fall of 2007 on the road that connects Highway 148 west of the Aylmer & Hull sectors to the A-50 at the des MBoulevard des Allumetières interchange. There are no other plans to connect the two highways as a continuous autoroute.
One short section of Route 158 around Joliette was originally signed as A-50 as well until the project was abandoned. In addition, west of the current terminus, a four-lane at-grade expressway continues as Route 148 into the Aylmer section of Gatineau; it may become part of A-50 in the future.
A-50 is a four- to six-lane freeway through Gatineau up to Buckingham, the remainder is mostly a two-lane freeway. However, there have been demands for a four-lane highway for the new segment so it can be safer. The first two segments were only built with two lanes and a recent multi-fatality accident occurred on highway 148 near Buckingham, a section of highway that A-50 would bypass.[citation needed][1]
There is some support to rename the highway to Autoroute Maurice-Richard after historic Montreal Canadiens hockey player Maurice Richard, but the commission de toponymie has chosen to wait until the section between Buckingham and Lachute is finished before making a decision[2].
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[edit] Safety improvements
Following a series of fatal collisions in 2007, it was announced that centerline rumble strips would be installed in various no-passing zones along Autoroute 50. This will be the first installation of its kind in Quebec and serve as a pilot project.
[edit] Interchanges from West to East on western segment (Boulevard des Allumettières)
| Municipality | Exit Number | Intersecting Roads |
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| Gatineau | 121* | Chemin Eardley (Route 148) (currently an at-grade intersection) |
| Gatineau | 122* | Rue Front (at-grade intersection) |
| Gatineau | 122* | Rue Broad / Chemin Klock (currently an at-grade intersection) |
| Gatineau | 123* | Boulevard Wilfrid-Lavigne (currently an at-grade intersection) |
| Gatineau | 124* | Rue Samuel-Eddy (at-grade intersection) |
| Gatineau | 126* | Chemin Vanier (currently an at-grade intersection) |
| Gatineau | 129* | Boulevard Des Grives / Boulevard du Plateau (possible future interchange or roundabout) |
| Gatineau | 131* | Boulevard Saint-Raymond (currently an at-grade intersection) |
| Gatineau | 131* | Promenade de la Gatineau/Gatineau Parkway (future interchange inside Gatineau Park) |
| Gatineau | 132* | Promenade du Lac-Des-Fées (future interchange) |
| Gatineau | 132* | Rue Labelle / Rue Laramée (at a roundabout) |
| Gatineau | 133* | Rue Demontigny / Rue Dalpé / Rue Laramée (at a roundabout) |
| Gatineau | 133* | Boulevard Saint-Joseph(Route 105) / Rue Montcalm (currently a roundabout) |
| Gatineau | 134* | Boulevard des Allumettières (formerly Boulevard Saint-Laurent) (current A-50 terminus/westbound only) |
| Gatineau | 135 | Autoroute 5 (Autoroute de la Gatineau) /Ottawa / Boulevard Maisonneuve (downtown Gatineau) |
| Gatineau | 138 | Rue Saint-Louis ( Route 307) |
| Gatineau | 139 | Boulevard Maloney (Route 148) (eastbound only) |
| Gatineau | 140 | Boulevard de la Gappe |
| Gatineau | 141 | Boulevard La Verendrye (eastbound only) |
| Gatineau | 145 | Montée Paiement |
| Gatineau | 147 | Boulevard Labrosse |
| Gatineau | 149 | Boulevard Lorrain ( Route 366) |
| Gatineau | 154 | Boulevard de l'Aéroport |
| Gatineau | 159 | Rue des Laurentides |
| Gatineau | 165 | Rue Georges (eastbound only) |
| Gatineau | 166 | Avenue De Buckingham (Routes  315 & 148, transition from 4 to 2 lanes or vice-versa) |
| Gatineau | 171 | Chemin Lépine |
| L'Ange-Gardien | 174 | Chemin Doherty ( Route 309) |
- *Exit number not signed, based on kilometre post. Part of the Boulevard McConnell-Laramée project.
[edit] Interchanges from West to East on planned central section (exit numbers assumed)
| Municipality | Exit Number | Intersecting Roads |
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| Lochaber | 184 |  Route 317 (interchange under construction) |
| Plaisance | 195 | Montée Papineau |
| Papineauville | 206 |  Route 321 |
| Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours-Partie-Nord | 212 |  Route 323 |
| Fassett | 221 | Montée Fassett |
| Grenville-sur-la-Rouge | 230 | Chemin Avoca |
| Grenville-sur-la-Rouge | 236 | Chemin de la Rivière-Rouge |
| Grenville-sur-la-Rouge | 242 | Chemin Scotch ( Route 344) (interchange under construction) |
[edit] Interchanges from West to East on eastern segment
| Municipality | Exit Number | Intersecting Roads |
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| Brownsburg-Chatham | 255* | Route Canton (Route 148) (interchange built in 2006) |
| Lachute | 258 | Avenue d'Argenteuil ( Route 327) |
| Lachute | 260 | Chemin Bethany (Route 148) |
| Mirabel | 272 | Cote du St-Louis |
| Mirabel | 279 | Chemin St-Simon |
| Mirabel | 285 | Mirabel International Airport |
| Mirabel | 288 | Business access and rest area |
| Mirabel | 292 | Autoroute 15 (Autoroute des Laurentides) |
| Mirabel | 293* | Boulevard Curé-Labelle (Route 117) (currently an at-grade intersection) |
- *Exit number not signed, based on kilometre post
[edit] References
[edit] Resources
- Google Maps: western section of Autoroute 50 from Gatineau to Buckingham
- Google Maps: eastern section of Autoroute 50 from Lachute to Mirabel
- Transports Quebec Autoroute 50 Project Description and Timeline (in French)
- Transports Quebec Boulevard McConnell-Laramée Project Description and Timeline (in French)
- A-50 at Exitlists.com
- A-50 at Quebec Autoroutes
- Transports Quebec Map (French)
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- Transports Quebec Map (French)
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