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Route 161

Road Conditions
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
Minor hindrance
Major hindrance
Other informations
Warning
Trucks prohibited
Ferry
Border crossing
Estrie
161  

From :  Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, United States border

To : Junction of route 161 and chemin Louise-Bocage

Roadway
Bare and Dry
Visibility
Good
161  

From :  Junction of route 161 and chemin Louise-Bocage

To : Lac-Mégantic

Roadway
Bare and Dry
Visibility
Good
161  

From :  Lac-Mégantic

To : Stornoway

Roadway
Bare and Dry
Visibility
Good
161  

From :  Stornoway

To : Weedon

Roadway
Bare and Dry
Visibility
Good
161 
À Stratford Le Pont Labonville Pont au-dessus de la Rivière Bernier Hindrance
Minor
Direction
South and north
From October 31, 2025 at 7 a.m.
to November 12, 2025 at 6 p.m.
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:
161  

From :  Beaulac-Garthby

To : Notre-Dame-de-Ham

Roadway
Bare and Dry
Visibility
Good
161  

From :  Notre-Dame-de-Ham

To : Junction of routes 116 and 161

Roadway
Bare and Dry
Visibility
Good
161 
À Saint-Valère, au pont situé au-dessus de la rivière Bulstrode. Hindrance
Minor
Direction
In one direction at a time
From November 3, 2025 at 8 a.m.
to November 3, 2025 at 1 p.m.
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.
Chaudière-Appalaches
Québec - Lévis: Service accessible only to pedestrians and cyclists, from Monday, October 27 to Thursday, October 30. Reason: works. Visit the Société des traversiers du Québec Website. Ferry service : Open. October 22, 2025
at 3:19 p.m.
161  

From :  Beaulac-Garthby

To : Notre-Dame-de-Ham

Roadway
Bare and Dry
Visibility
Good