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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

Thaw

Thaw period

From March 16, 2026
to May 15, 2026

Thaw period

From April 13, 2026
to May 22, 2026

Thaw period

From April 20, 2026
to May 29, 2026

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.

161

Entre le 12e Rang à Saint-Valère et le rang des Chênes à Saint-Samuel.

Hindrance
Minor

Direction
In one direction at a time

From May 19, 2026 at 7 a.m.
to October 30, 2026 at 6 p.m.