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Autoroute 40

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
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Roadwork
Minor hindrance
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Other informations
Warning
Trucks prohibited
Ferry
Border crossing
Laurentides—Lanaudière
Sorel-Tracy - Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola: Ferries from Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola depart on the hour and from Sorel-Tracy at half past the hour until mid-November. Cause: 1 ferry in operation. Visit the Société des traversiers du Québec website. Ferry service : Open. October 17, 2025
at 6:07 a.m.
Contraflow traffic rue Baby on the bridge, 1 lane in each direction. Lane width: 3.2 meters, WESTBOUND and EASTBOUND, Joliette, undetermined period. Reason : Inspection. September 23, 2025
at 10:13 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.
40  

From :  Montréal Saint-Léonard borough

To : Charles-De Gaulle Bridge in Montréal

 Roadway
Bare and Dry 		Visibility
Good
40  

From :  Charles-De Gaulle Bridge in Montréal

To : Junction of highways 31 and 40 in Lavaltrie

 Roadway
Bare and Dry 		Visibility
Good
40  

From :  Junction of highways 31 and 40 in Lavaltrie

To : Maskinongé

 Roadway
Bare and Wet 		Visibility
Good
Montérégie
Sorel-Tracy - Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola: Ferries from Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola depart on the hour and from Sorel-Tracy at half past the hour until mid-November. Cause: 1 ferry in operation. Visit the Société des traversiers du Québec website. Ferry service : Open. October 17, 2025
at 6:07 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.
40  

From :  Pointe-Fortune, Ontario border

To : Junction of highway 40 and route 201 in Rigaud

 Roadway
Bare and Dry 		Visibility
Good
40  

From :  Junction of highway 40 and route 201 in Rigaud

To : Vaudreuil-Dorion

 Roadway
Bare and Dry 		Visibility
Good
40  

From :  Vaudreuil-Dorion

To : Kirkland

 Roadway
Bare and Dry 		Visibility
Good
40 
 À Vaudreuil-Dorion et Senneville (île de Montréal), sur le pont de l'Île-aux-Tourtes Hindrance
Major 		Direction
West and east 		From September 15, 2025 at 12:01 a.m.
to December 31, 2026 at 5 a.m.
Montréal
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.
40  

From :  Vaudreuil-Dorion

To : Kirkland

 Roadway
Bare and Dry 		Visibility
Good
40  

From :  Kirkland

To : Junction of highways 40 and 520

 Roadway
Bare and Dry 		Visibility
Good
40  

From :  Junction of highways 40 and 520

To : Montréal Saint-Léonard borough

 Roadway
Bare and Dry 		Visibility
Good
40  

From :  Montréal Saint-Léonard borough

To : Charles-De Gaulle Bridge in Montréal

 Roadway
Bare and Dry 		Visibility
Good
40 
 À Montréal Échangeur Anjou Dans la bretelle menant de A-40 OUEST (sortie 80-S) à A-25 SUD / tunnel Hindrance
Minor 		Direction
West 		From October 15, 2022 at 5 a.m.
to December 31, 2025 at 5 a.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:
40  

From :  Maskinongé

To : Junction of highways 40 and 55

 Roadway
Bare and Wet 		Visibility
Good
40 
 À Maskinongé, entre la sortie 155 (Saint-Barthélemy, Maskinongé) et la sortie 160 (Rang de la Rivière Sud-Est). Hindrance
Minor 		Direction
West and east 		From August 24, 2025 at 8 p.m.
to November 9, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
40  

From :  Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières-Ouest sector

To : Trois-Rivières Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap sector

 Roadway
Bare and Dry 		Visibility
Good
40  

From :  Trois-Rivières Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap sector

To : Deschambault-Grondines

 Roadway
Bare and Wet 		Visibility
Good
Québec (Capitale-Nationale)
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.
Closure A-973 Exit 4-E - Route 138 est ..., SOUTHBOUND, Québec, From October 24, 2025 at 9 a.m. to October 24, 2025 at 12 p.m., detour on local network. Reason : Police operations. October 22, 2025
at 2:55 p.m.
Oversized shipments are being transported from the ports of Quebec City, Pointe-au-Pic in La Malbaie, and Grande-Anse in Saguenay to Saint-Tite-des-Caps as part of a new wind power project. These shipments of huge pieces will continue until the end of November 2025.

The roads used by these transports are: A-40, A-73 Laurentienne, A-73 Henri-IV, A-440 Charest, A-740, R-136, R-138, R-362, R-175, A-70 and local roads.

Be careful and patient!		 August 21, 2025
at 1:27 p.m.
40  

From :  Deschambault-Grondines

To : Donnacona

 Roadway
Bare and Wet 		Visibility
Good
40  

From :  Donnacona

To : Neuville

 Roadway
Bare and Wet 		Visibility
Good
40  

From :  Neuville

To : Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, chemin du Lac

 Roadway
Bare and Wet 		Visibility
Good
40  

From :  Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, chemin du Lac

To : Junction of highways 40, 73 and 440

 Roadway
Bare and Wet 		Visibility
Good
40  

From :  L'Ancienne-Lorette

To : Junction of highways 40, 73 and 973

 Roadway
Bare and Wet 		Visibility
Good
40 
 À Québec, entre l'A-740 et l'A-573 Hindrance
Major 		Direction
West and east 		From March 24, 2025 at 12 a.m.
to November 14, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
40  

From :  Junction of highways 40, 73 and 973

To : Québec Beauport borough

 Roadway
Bare and Wet 		Visibility
Good