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Autoroute 540

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
Many forest fires are currently raging in various regions of the province following the recent episode of dry, hot weather, especially in Côte-Nord, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, and Nord-du-Québec. The fire danger rating is extreme in the entire province. Unless necessary, avoid entering a forest, and holding any activities in a forest. June 2, 2023
at 1:03 p.m.
Closure R-138 Sheldrake River Bridge, WESTBOUND and EASTBOUND, Rivière-au-Tonnerre, undetermined period. Reason : Preventive measures. May 30, 2023
at 3:39 p.m.
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
Québec (Capitale-Nationale)
Québec - Lévis: Departures every 60 minutes and schedule modified for an undetermined period. Visit the Société des traversiers du Québec Website. Ferry service : Open. June 2, 2023
at 3:46 p.m.
Tadoussac - Baie-Sainte-Catherine: Schedule modified. Visit the Société des traversiers du Québec website. Ferry service : Open. May 27, 2023
at 8:30 a.m.
Major work on the Laviolette bridge until June 2023.

To find out about the various hindrances associated with these roadwork, consult details on the worksites and the warnings issued.		 May 16, 2023
at 12:06 p.m.
540 
 À Québec, vers le boulevard Laurier Hindrance
Minor 		Direction
South 		From 2023-05-28
to 2023-06-16