Quebec Autoroute 30

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Autoroute 30
Autoroute de l'Acier
Quebec Autoroute 30
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Existed1968 [1] –present
Main section
Length144.1 km [1] [2]  (89.5 mi)
West endQuebec Autoroute 40.svgTrans-Canada Highway shield.svg A-40 (TCH) in Vaudreuil-Dorion
Major intersectionsQuebec Autoroute 20.svg A-20 in Vaudreuil-Dorion
Quebec Autoroute 530.svg A-530 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Qc132.svgQc138.svg R-132  / R-138 in Châteauguay
Quebec Autoroute 730.svg A-730 in Saint-Constant
Quebec Autoroute 15.svgQuebec Autoroute 930.svg A-15  / A-930 in Candiac
Quebec Autoroute 10.svg A-10 in Brossard
Qc116.svgQc112.svg R-116  / R-112 in Longueuil
Quebec Autoroute 20.svgTrans-Canada Highway shield.svg A-20 (TCH) in Boucherville
East endBoulevard Poliquin in Sorel-Tracy
Bécancour section
Length20.5 km [1] [2]  (12.7 mi)
West endQc132.svg R-132 in Bécancour
Major intersectionsQuebec Autoroute 55.svg A-55 in Bécancour
East endQc132.svg R-132 in Bécancour
Location
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Major cities Longueuil, Brossard, Châteauguay, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Boucherville
Highway system
Quebec Autoroute 25.svg A-25 Quebec Autoroute 31.svg A-31

Autoroute 30 (A-30), or the Autoroute de l'Acier (In English, Steel Freeway) is an Autoroute in Quebec, Canada. Construction of the A-30 dates back to the early days of autoroute construction in the 1960s. Originally called Highway 3, [3] the A-30 was designed to replace Route 132 as the main artery linking the communities along the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River. The A-30 was originally intended to begin at the U.S. border near Dundee and end at Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets (in Centre-du-Québec). [4] In the late 1970s an eight-year moratorium on new autoroute construction in favour of public transport by the Parti Québécois prevented implementation of that plan.

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The original section of Autoroute 30 in 1968 linked Sorel-Tracy to Route 116, which was then called Highway 9. The A-30 was extended to an interchange with Autoroute 10 in Brossard by 1985 and to Autoroute 15 in Candiac by 1996.

Growing road congestion in and around Montreal led to the announcement in 2006 of a federal-provincial partnership to complete A-30 as southwestern bypass ring road. [5] At that time, the section from Châteauguay to Vaudreuil-Dorion was to be tolled, however by 2009 it was decided to collect tolls only on the St. Lawrence bridge. A-30 was extended north of the St. Lawrence River (over a new crossing) to a realigned interchange with Autoroute 20 and Autoroute 540 in Vaudreuil-Dorion, afterward A-540 was annexed and renamed as an extension of A-30. As construction progressed, short sections of the original A-30 that are bypassed by the new route were converted to spur routes and assigned new route numbers; for instance the old alignment of A-30 south of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield was renamed Autoroute 530. Opened to traffic on December 15, 2012, the realigned Autoroute 30 permits motorists travelling the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor (eg Toronto to Quebec City) to bypass the segment of Autoroute 20 that runs towards into Montreal, including the section of A-20 with at-grade intersections in Vaudreuil-Dorion and L'Île-Perrot, as well as the congested stretch of A-20 that includes the Turcot Interchange and Samuel-De Champlain Bridge. [6] [7] [8]

Description

There are two discontinuous sections of A-30:

Montérégie

The main 143 km (89 mi) segment extends from Autoroute 40 in Vaudreuil-Dorion to Route 133 in Sorel-Tracy.

From the junction of Autoroute 20 in Vaudreuil-Dorion to Route 138 in Châteauguay a completely new freeway was constructed between 2007 and 2012, opening to traffic in December 2012. This new section, built under a Public-Private Partnership, along with the former A-540 west of Vaudreuil make up the first 38 km (24 mi) of the highway now. An approximately 21-kilometre (13 mi) long section bypasses the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake and the South Shore communities of Saint-Constant, Delson, and Candiac. The Kahnawake bypass was built following the 1990 Oka Crisis and extended to the other three communities between 2005 and 2011. [4] The A-30 was originally intended to supplant Route 132, crossing Kahnawake to a junction with the Honoré Mercier Bridge. Local opposition to the proposed route from the late 1960s coupled with the disruption of the Oka Crisis in 1990 prompted the decision to change the course of the new autoroute to bypass the Mohawk territory [9] This new alignment resulted in the 1990 construction, 1992 twinning, then the 2010 redesignation of a 3.2 km (2.0 mi) portion of highway as Autoroute 730. The A-730 now extends from the A-30 mainline in Saint-Constant to Route 132 in Sainte-Catherine. Another 3.2 km (2.0 mi) section from the existing A-30 to Route 132 in Candiac has been redesignated Autoroute 930 since construction of the Jean-Leman section ended in November 2011. Further west, an 8.3 km (5.2 mi) bypass of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield became Autoroute 530 in 2012 when construction of the A-30 extension was completed.

Northeast of Montreal the autoroute parallels Route 132, bypassing the steelmaking centres of Contrecoeur and Sorel-Tracy.

Centre-du-Québec

An 18.3 km super two segment in Bécancour, from Route 132 immediately west to an interchange with Autoroute 55 (near Laviolette Bridge, south of Trois-Rivières). The A-30 parallels the St. Lawrence River, bypassing the communities of Sainte-Angèle-de-Laval and Des Ormeaux and linking the Port of Bécancour to the autoroute network. Multiplexed with Route 132, the A-30 continues as a two-lane road for a short distance further before ending at the western approach to Gentilly. The road continues on as Route 132. Plans were proposed to connect this part to the main section, but it never happened.

Exit list

RCMLocationkmmiOld exitNew exitDestinationsNotes
Vaudreuil-Soulanges Vaudreuil-Dorion 0.00.041Quebec Autoroute 40.svgTrans-Canada Highway shield.svgOntario To 417 crown.svgQuebec I-300-1.svg A-40 (TCH) to Highway 417  Montréal, Ottawa/Gatineau, Mirabel Airport A-30 western terminus; A-40 exit 32
1.60.9932Qc340.svg R-340 (Boulevard de la Cité-des-Jeunes)
3.42.124Qc342.svg R-342 (Route Harwood)
4.93.015Quebec Autoroute 20.svgOntario To 401 crown.svgQuebec I-300-1.svg A-20 to Highway 401  Rivière-Beaudette, Toronto, Montréal, P.E. Trudeau Airport A-20 exit 29
Les Cèdres 8.65.39Qc338.svg R-338  Les Cèdres, Pointe-des-Cascades
8.6–
8.7
5.3–
5.4
Tunnel under Soulanges Canal
9.25.7Toll booth
St. Lawrence River 9.6–
11.5
6.0–
7.1
Serge Marcil Bridge
Beauharnois-Salaberry Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 13.08.113Quebec Autoroute 530.svg A-530 west Salaberry-de-Valleyfield A-530 exit 12
Beauharnois 16.510.317Chemin du Canal
Beauharnois Canal 19.1–
20.4
11.9–
12.7
Madeleine Parent Bridge
Beauharnois-Salaberry Beauharnois 22.013.722Qc236.svg R-236 (Chemin Saint-Louis) Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois
25.816.026Qc205.svg R-205 (Chemin de la Beauce) Sainte-Martine
Roussillon Châteauguay 34.821.635Chemin de la Haute-Rivière / Boulevard René-Lévesque
37.223.18038Qc132.svgQc138.svg R-132 (Saint-Jean-Baptiste boulevard) / R-138  – Downtown Châteauguay, Huntingdon, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
40.625.28341Industriel boulevard / Sainte-Marguerite boulevard
Saint-Isidore 43.927.38644Qc207.svgQc221.svg R-207  / R-221  Kahnawake, Saint-Rémi, Saint-Isidore
Saint-Constant 46.428.889 [10] 47 [11] Quebec Autoroute 730.svg A-730 north Saint-Constant, Sainte-Catherine, Honoré-Mercier bridge A-730 exit 1
Candiac 54.233.755Quebec Autoroute 15.svgQc132.svgI-87.svg A-15  / R-132 to I-87  Montréal, New York Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; A-15 exit 40
58.136.158Quebec Autoroute 15.svgQc132.svgI-87.svg A-930 west to A-15  / R-132  / I-87  Saint-Constant, Sainte-Catherine Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; A-15 exit 42
La Prairie 62.338.710462Qc104.svg R-104  La Prairie, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
RoussillonLongueuil boundary La PrairieBrossard boundary64.440.010765Boulevard Matte, Boulevard de Rome
Longueuil Brossard 67.341.810967Quebec Autoroute 10.svg A-10  / Boulevard de Rome Montréal, Sherbrooke A-10 exit 11
BrossardLongueuil boundary69.243.011069Grande-Allée
Longueuil 73.245.511573Qc112.svg R-112 (Boulevard Cousineau, Chemin de Chambly)
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville 76.047.211876Qc116.svg R-116  / Boulevard des Promenades Belœil, Jacques-Cartier bridge R-116 exit 9
77.848.312078Quebec I-300-1.svg Clairevue boulevard – Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville Centre-VilleAccess to Saint-Hubert Airport
79.849.612180Montée Montarville
Boucherville 83.551.912583Quebec Autoroute 20.svgTrans-Canada Highway shield.svg A-20 (TCH)  Montréal, Quebec City A-20 exit 98
RoussillonMarguerite-D'Youville boundary BouchervilleSainte-Julie boundary87.054.112887 Varennes, Sainte-Julie, Saint-Amable
Marguerite-D'Youville Sainte-JulieVarennes boundary88.955.289Qc229.svg R-229  Varennes Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Varennes 94.758.813695Montée de Picardie
98.261.014198Montée de la Baronnie, Chemin de la Butte-aux-Renards
Verchères 104.965.2147105 Verchères
107.166.5149107 Calixa-Lavallée
Contrecoeur 112.469.8154113Montée Lapierre
116.972.6158117Montée de la Pomme-d'Or
118.873.8160119Rue Saint-Antoine
126.178.4168126Montée Saint-Roch
Pierre-De Saurel Sorel-Tracy 135.183.9178135Chemin du Golf
138.986.3181138Boulevard de Tracy / Boulevard des Érables
140.087.0182140Boulevard Saint-Louis
141.087.6184141Qc223.svg R-223 (Chemin Saint-Roch)
142.588.5143Qc133.svg R-133 (Chemin des Patriotes / Boulevard Gagné)At-grade intersection
143.489.1Rue De RamezayAt-grade intersection
143.989.4Qc132.svg To R-132 east / Boulevard Poliquin Nicolet A-30 eastern terminus (main section)
70 km (45 mi) gap in A-30
Bécancour Bécancour 0.00.0208Qc132.svg R-132  Saint-Grégoire A-30 western terminus (Bécancour section)
0.70.43209Quebec Autoroute 55.svg A-55  Drummondville, Trois-Rivières A-55 exit 176
5.23.2Avenue des Jasmins Sainte-Angèle-de-Laval At-grade intersection
8.05.0Rue des GlaïeulsAt-grade intersection
8.85.5Rue des Glaïeuls / Boulevard du Danube Wôlinak, Précieux-Sang At-grade intersection
10.66.6Qc132.svg R-132 west Bécancour At-grade intersection; west end of R-132 concurrency
14.18.8Qc261.svg R-261 south / Boulevard Arthur-Sicard Sainte-Gertrude At-grade intersection
16.510.3Boulevard Alphonse-Deshaies
Qc132.svg R-132 east Québec
At-grade intersection; A-30 eastern terminus (Bécancour section); east end of R-132 concurrency; R-132 continues east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Extension of Autoroute 30 (Montreal Bypass Project)

Eastbound A-30 in Saint-Constant Quebec Autoroute 30 - Oct 2012 - EB 47.8 (1).JPG
Eastbound A-30 in Saint-Constant

The completion of Autoroute 30 as a southern bypass was intended to better integrate greater Montreal's network of autoroutes, significantly reduce transit time to and through the region, boost economic activity in Montérégie, and improve access to markets in Ontario (via Ontario highways 401 and 417) and the United States (via Interstates 87 and 89). [12] This new section was completed on December 15, 2012. [13] [14] [8] The westernmost section was financed through a public–private partnership, in which the government contracted with Acciona (a Spanish engineering and construction company) to design, construct, operate, maintain, and finance the autoroute. [15] The eastern section of the A-30 extension was publicly funded. [16] [17]

Candiac–Châteauguay

A-30 bridge across the Beauharnois Canal Quebec Autoroute 30 - WB - Beauharnois Canal Bridge (2).jpg
A-30 bridge across the Beauharnois Canal

Construction of this portion of the A-30—from an interchange with the A-15 (and the spur A-930) in Candiac to Châteauguay—began in 2005 and opened to traffic on November 19, 2010. [18] This section was linked to the A-30 mainline in November 2011. Motorists using A-30 can quickly access New York via the A-15 and Interstate 87.

Châteauguay – Vaudreuil-Dorion

Signage for A-530 Quebec Autoroute 530 - EB (1).jpg
Signage for A-530

A new 35 km (21.7 mi) four-lane divided highway has been constructed, and opened to traffic on December 15, 2012. The A-30 crosses the St. Lawrence River to a redesigned interchange with A-20 and the former A-540. The new river crossing expedites the region's access to Toronto via A-20 and Ontario Highway 401.

A-540, a short spur road connecting A-20 with A-40, was re-designated A-30 once construction was complete. Thus, A-30's ultimate western terminus is at the junction with A-40, providing access to Ottawa and eastern Ontario via Ontario Highway 417.

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

The re-routing of A-30 across the St. Lawrence River resulted in the re-designation of a 7 km (4.3 mi) long section of the original route as A-530. This spur route links the re-aligned A-30 mainline with Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. A-530 features two interchanges, one at boulevard Pie XII and the other at Route 201. [19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec - Transports et Mobilité durable Québec". Ministère des Transports (in Canadian French). Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
  3. "The completion of Autoroute 30". Transports-Quebec. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. 1 2 fr:Autoroute 30
  5. Wikinews:Canadian PM and Quebec premier announce plans for highway development in Montreal
  6. "Ouverture du dernier tronçon de l'autoroute 30" (in French). Radio-Canada. 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  7. http://www.radio-canada.ca/emissions/telejournal_18h/2012-2013/Reportage.asp?idDoc=257866 On roule sur la nouvelle 30, Radio Canada (French)
  8. 1 2 http://a30express.com/categorie/8 Archived 2012-12-14 at the Wayback Machine Press Release (French)
  9. "The Completion of Autoroute 30: Background". Transports-Quebec. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  10. Since the completion of Autoroute 30, the kilometer 0 has been at the junction of Autoroute 40 and former Autoroute 540 in Vaudreuil-Dorion
  11. The new section between Saint-Constant and Candiac have new kilometer posts from Vaudreuil-Dorion planned beginning
    Press release from Ministère des Transports du Québec explaining the new signage. (In French only) Archived May 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  12. "AUTOUROUTE 30: UN AXE ROUTIER NÉVRALGIQUE POUR LA RÉGION DE LA MONTÉRÉGIE" (PDF). Gouvernement du Quebec. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  13. "Final section of Highway 30 opens today". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  14. Radio Canada
  15. "Public-Private Partnership". Transports-Quebec. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  16. National archives
  17. CTV TopStories
  18. "Autoroute 30". Transports-Quebec. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  19. "Western Section". Transports-Quebec. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
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