Road Conditions

Mauricie—Centre-du-Québec

Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine tunnel

Height clearance reduced to 4.3 meters since May 5, 2025. Recreational vehicles, among others, make sure to respect the height clearance before including the tunnel in your itinerary. .
Work on the Laviolette Bridge will resume during weekday nights and sometimes on weekend nights until fall 2025.

Check the roadworks in detail for information, including the planned times of the obstructions.
354 Culvert repair In Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, on the Rapide Nord row, between the 1st North row of the Sainte-Anne River and the road to Wellie. Thursday, September 11 and Monday, September 15: alternating traffic, between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Roadwork on pont Pierre-Laporte, NORTHBOUND, between Québec and Lévis, from September 14 to 18. Closure of 2 lanes out of 3, Sunday between 10 pm and 5 am the next day and from Monday to Thursday between 9 pm and 5 am the next day.
Oversized shipments are being transported from the ports of Quebec City, Pointe-au-Pic in La Malbaie, and Grande-Anse in Saguenay to Saint-Tite-des-Caps as part of a new wind power project. These shipments of huge pieces will continue until the end of November 2025.

The roads used by these transports are: A-40, A-73 Laurentienne, A-73 Henri-IV, A-440 Charest, A-740, R-136, R-138, R-362, R-175, A-70 and local roads.

Be careful and patient!
354 Signaling elements Between Rue de l'Aube in Saint-Raymond and Route Langlois in Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne In both directions Alternating traffic, Thursday between 8 am and 3 pm