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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
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:
55 
Entre le 9e Rang à Saint-Wenceslas et l'autoroute 20 à Sainte Eulalie. Hindrance
Major
Direction
South and north
From March 31, 2025 at 7 p.m.
to October 31, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.
55 
À Trois-Rivières et Bécancour, au pont Laviolette situé au-dessus du fleuve Saint-Laurent. Hindrance
Major
Direction
South and north
From March 13, 2025 at 7 p.m.
to December 19, 2025 at 6:30 a.m.
55 
À Shawinigan, à la hauteur du pont des Piles. Hindrance
Major
Direction
South and north
From July 17, 2023 at 12:01 a.m.
to December 20, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.