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Route 157

Road Conditions Information on winter road conditions is updated once a day between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. from October 15 to April 15 inclusive, and every time road conditions change.

Information on winter road conditions is updated once a day between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. from October 15 to April 15 inclusive, and every time road conditions change.

Roadway

Bare (dry or wet)

Partly snow covered, snow packed

or ice covered

Snow covered, snow packed

or ice covered

Visibility

Good

Fair

Poor

Roadwork

Some informations are available in french only.

Minor hindrance

Major hindrance

Other informations

Warning

Trucks prohibited

Ferry

Border crossing

Current Warnings

Several centimetres of snow are expected in most regions of Quebec. Road conditions could deteriorate.

Be careful.

January 15, 2026
at 11:52 a.m.

Mauricie—Centre-du-Québec

Sorel-Tracy - Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola: Starting January 19: departures from Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola each hour and departures from Sorel-Tracy at the half of every hour, for an undetermined period. Reason: 1 ferry in operation. Consult the Société des traversiers du Québec website. Ferry service : Open.

January 14, 2026
at 10:47 a.m.

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. .

June 18, 2025
at 11 a.m.

157

From : Junction of highway 40 and route 157

To : Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel

Roadway
Bare and Dry

Visibility
Good

157

Alternating traffic R-157 at height rue du Parc-Industriel, SOUTHBOUND and NORTHBOUND, Shawinigan, undetermined period. Reason : Utility work.

January 18, 2026
at 11:11 p.m.