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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
Current Warnings
Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine tunnel roadwork:

Contraflow traffic, 2 lanes towards Montreal and 1 lane towards the south shore. For details, consult the roadwork sites and geolocated warning distributed on interactive map.		 December 22, 2022
at 9:40 a.m.
Additional Information:
Tunnel Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine
Tunnel arrival time
Thaw
Thaw period From March 20, 2023
to May 19, 2023
Thaw period From March 27, 2023
to May 26, 2023
Thaw period From April 3, 2023
to June 2, 2023
Estrie
Closure A-15 Rest area close at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, at km 4, near the border with the United States., SOUTHBOUND and NORTHBOUND, Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, undetermined period. Reason : Roadwork. October 28, 2022
at 12:04 p.m.
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 Wet 		Visibility
Good
Mauricie—Centre-du-Québec
Major work to come on the Laviolette bridge.

Contraflow traffic from Friday at 8 p.m. to Monday at 6:30 a.m. during the weekends of March 31, April 7 and April 14.		 March 21, 2023
at 8:45 a.m.
Closure A-15 Rest area close at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, at km 4, near the border with the United States., SOUTHBOUND and NORTHBOUND, Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, undetermined period. Reason : Roadwork. October 28, 2022
at 12:04 p.m.
161  

From :  Beaulac-Garthby

To : Notre-Dame-de-Ham

 Roadway
Bare and Wet 		Visibility
Good
161  

From :  Notre-Dame-de-Ham

To : Junction of routes 116 and 161

 Roadway
Bare and Wet 		Visibility
Good
Chaudière-Appalaches
Québec - Lévis: Departures from Lévis at every hour and departures from Québec at the half of every hour. Ferry service : Open. March 21, 2023
at 4:37 p.m.
Major work to come on the Laviolette bridge.

Contraflow traffic from Friday at 8 p.m. to Monday at 6:30 a.m. during the weekends of March 31, April 7 and April 14.		 March 21, 2023
at 8:45 a.m.
L'Isle-aux-Grues - Montmagny: Air service available. Visit the Société des traversiers du Québec website. Ferry service : Closed. December 15, 2022
at 6:49 a.m.
161  

From :  Beaulac-Garthby

To : Notre-Dame-de-Ham

 Roadway
Bare and Wet 		Visibility
Good