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In [[Quebec city]], the A-40 (known as 'Autoroute de la Capitale') act as a by-pass while the A-440 (known as 'Boulevard Charest') goes directly into downtown. | In [[Quebec city]], the A-40 (known as 'Autoroute de la Capitale') act as a by-pass while the A-440 (known as 'Boulevard Charest') goes directly into downtown. | ||
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Revision as of 13:48, 1 October 2007
Quebec has a particular but very comprehensive road network
A-40
The A-40, known as 'Autoroute 40' and officially named 'Autoroute Félix-Leclerc' runs from stretches from the border of Ontario to the West and finishes just East of Quebec city. The A-40 highway continues it's path into Ontario as the H-417 which goes to Ottawa at the provincial border in Rigaud. It also runs parallel to the St-Lawrence River on its northern bank crossing Montreal Island, Trois-Rivières before finally reaching Quebec city where the highway merge with the national 138 which goes further East.
In Montreal, the A-40 runs in the northern part of the island and is known as 'Autoroute Metropolitaine' before reaching the North Bank at the 'Charles-De-Gaulle Bridge' in Repentigny. In the metropolitan area, the highway include two periphical branch meant to avoid the urban traffic and facilitate the transport towards the northern regions. From Repentigny, the A-440 and the A-440 aim to by-pass Montreal Island, the A-440 goes directly and finishes into Laval while the A-640 follows the North Bank before finishing in the surrounding of Oka.
In Quebec city, the A-40 (known as 'Autoroute de la Capitale') act as a by-pass while the A-440 (known as 'Boulevard Charest') goes directly into downtown.
