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.
• 55 Maintenance In L'Avenir and Drummondville, between McGiveney Road (L'Avenir) and Highway 20 (Drummondville). In both directions. Closure of one lane out of two, between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• 55 Road redevelopment (Highway 55) Between 9th Rang in Saint-Wenceslas and Highway 20 in Sainte Eulalie. In both directions -Until Monday, October 6 In both directions: shoulder closures at all times. -Tuesday, September 23, between 7 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. the next day. Complete closure of the lanes. Detour Southbound: via 9th Rang and Route 161. In both directions: via 9th Rang, Route 161 / Rue des Bouleaux and the Highway 20 interchange. -Until Monday, October 6, anytime Southbound, lane width reduced to 3.3 meters. AND Until Friday, October 24
• 55 - Regular and intensive works: traffic in the opposite direction on the opposite carriageway. Lane width reduced to 3.2m. -Monday to Thursday, between 7 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. the following day. Friday, between 8 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. the following day. Sunday, between 6 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. the following day. Exit 181-N closed September 14, 15, 18. Exit 176-S closed September 12, 16, 17. -Intensive work: From Friday, September 19 at 8 p.m. to Monday, September 22 at 6:30 a.m. Exit 181-N closed. Exit 176-S: via A-30 West, Port-Royal Boulevard. Exit 181-N: via A-55 North, exit 183, boul. Jean-XXIII, A-55 South.
• 55 Drilling In Trois-Rivières, between Route 138 (Notre-Dame Street West) and Côte Richelieu. In both directions. -Monday, September 15 and Tuesday, September 16, between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.: Shoulder closure at exit 181 (Notre-Dame Street West, Gene-H.-Kruger Boulevard). Shoulder closure at exit 182 (Highway 40 East, downtown Trois-Rivières, Quebec). Shoulder closure at exit 183 (Boulevard Jean-XXIII). -Wednesday, September 17 and Thursday, September 18: Closure of one lane out of two, between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following day.
• 55 Structural repair In Shawinigan, at the overpass located above 15th Street. Heading south. Closure of one lane out of two, between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• 55 Reconstruction of the bridge (P-14679, P-19981) In Shawinigan, at the Piles Bridge. In both directions Traffic on diverted lanes on either side of the bridge. Southbound: Exit 226 closed. At all times, until Friday, September 26. Complete closure of the bridge - Tuesday 23, Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 September, between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. the following day. (If necessary, Friday 26, Monday 29, Tuesday 30 September or Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 October.) Detour Detour exit 226: via Highway 55 South, exit 223 (Grand-Mère Avenue, 25th Street), 6th Avenue / 26th Street, 5th Avenue