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Route 161

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

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. .

June 18, 2025
at 11 a.m.

	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.	June 9, 2025 at 11:51 a.m.
	Additional Information:
	Work schedule(159 Kb)
	Press release(116 Kb)

161

À Saint-Valère et Saint-Samuel, entre la route Piché (Saint-Valère) et le rang des Chênes (Saint-Samuel).

Hindrance
Major

Direction
South and north

From August 6, 2025 at 12:01 a.m.
to November 12, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.