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Autoroute 55

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
Thaw
Thaw period From March 16, 2026
to May 15, 2026
Thaw period From March 23, 2026
to May 22, 2026
Thaw period From March 30, 2026
to May 29, 2026
Estrie
55  

From :  Stanstead, United States border

To : Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley

Roadway
Bare and Wet
Visibility
Good
55  

From :  Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley

To : Magog

Roadway
Bare and Wet
Visibility
Good
55 
À Magog, à la hauteur rue Saint-Patrice Est Hindrance
Minor
Direction
South and north
From March 10, 2026 at 7 a.m.
to March 19, 2026 at 5 p.m.
55  

From :  Sherbrooke

To : L'Avenir

Roadway
Bare and Wet
Visibility
Good
Mauricie—Centre-du-Québec
Truck traffic prohibited R-155 between R-169, Chambord and rue Blanchette, Saint-François-de-Sales, SOUTHBOUND, undetermined period. Reason : Harsh weather conditions. March 11, 2026
at 3:33 p.m.
Sorel-Tracy - Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola: Departures from Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola each hour and departures from Sorel-Tracy at the half of every hour, for an undetermined period. Reason: 1 ferry in operation. Consult the Société des traversiers du Québec website. Ferry service : Open. January 19, 2026
at 6:30 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.
55  

From :  L'Avenir

To : Drummondville, Saint-Nicéphore sector

Roadway
Bare and Wet
Visibility
Good
55  

From :  Drummondville, Saint-Nicéphore sector

To : Junction of highways 20 and 55

Roadway
Bare and Wet
Visibility
Good
55  

From :  Sainte-Eulalie

To : Saint-Célestin

Roadway
Partly Ice Covered
Visibility
Good
55 
À Saint-Wenceslas, à proximité du 10e Rang. Hindrance
Minor
Direction
South
From December 2, 2025 at 8 a.m.
to December 18, 2026 at 5 p.m.
55  

From :  Saint-Célestin

To : Laviolette Bridge in Bécancour

Roadway
Partly Ice Covered
Visibility
Good
55  

From :  Laviolette Bridge in Bécancour

To : Junction of highways 40 and 55

Roadway
Bare and Wet
Visibility
Good
55  

From :  Junction of highways 40 and 55

To : Shawinigan Saint-Georges sector

Roadway
Ice Covered
Visibility
Good
55 
1 lane closed out of 2 A-55 at height rue de la Carrière, NORTHBOUND, Shawinigan, undetermined period. Reason : Roadway departure. March 11, 2026
at 1:19 p.m.
55 
À Shawinigan, à proximité de la sortie 223 (Avenue de Grand-Mère, 25e Rue). Hindrance
Minor
Direction
North
From March 2, 2026 at 8 a.m.
to March 27, 2026 at 4 p.m.