Quebec Autoroute 70

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Autoroute 70

Autoroute du Saguenay
Autoroute Alma-La Baie (future)
Parcours-Autoroute-70.png
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length31.56 km [1] [2]  (19.61 mi)
Existed1983 [2] –present
Major junctions
West endQc170.svg R-170 in Saguenay
Major intersectionsQc372.svg R-372 in Saguenay
Qc175.svg R-175 in Saguenay
East endQc170.svg R-170 in Saguenay
Location
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Major cities Alma (future), Saguenay
Highway system
Quebec Autoroute 55.svg A-55 Quebec Autoroute 73.svg A-73

Autoroute 70, or A-70, is a short Autoroute located in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of northern Quebec. It is the only Autoroute that does not connect to any other Autoroutes, although other Autoroutes have discontiguous segments (such as A-20 and A-30). A-70 was first created in 1983, and has since been extended three times.

Contents

A-70 is 31.56 km (19.6 mi) long at present, however extensions are being proposed in both directions. A-70 is only partially completed; it acts primarily as a bypass route around the urban area of Saguenay. The route was slow to develop; until 2001 it was an extremely short stub, fewer than 6 km (3.7 mi) long.

A-70 will be extended westward to Alma and eastward to La Baie. A new alignment has already been determined for the westernmost section of A-70. The proposed route for the eastern section has also been determined and 7.29 km (4.5 mi) of it has been built from the former eastern terminus of the original A-70 to the Saguenay-Bagotville Airport.

The ultimate length of A-70 will be around 72 km (44.7 mi).

History

The A-70 was designed to provide a limited-access highway link between Alma and La Baie. The autoroute has been built in increments since the early 1980s. It took nearly ten years for the first eight kilometers to be built. During the 1990s, highway planners modified the plans. Rather than building the western section of A-70 to parallel Route 170 between 8e Rang in Saint-Bruno (km 5) and St-Benedict Road (km 25), instead Route 170 was rebuilt as a four-lane divided highway. This interim rebuild was completed by 1999. Three years later, an additional 17 kilometres of new freeway in the central section were opened, connecting this rebuilt section of Route 170 with the original portion of A-70.

Future

To date, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) of highway remain to be completed of the ultimate freeway link between Alma and La Baie. Transports Québec has conducted a feasibility study for the western section while continuing to acquire property to provide a right of way.

Exit list

The entire route is located in Saguenay, Quebec, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. 

kmmiExitDestinationsNotes
0.000.0026Qc170.svg R-170 (Boulevard du Royaume) / Chemin St-BenoitRoad continues west as R-170 (at-grade expressway)
8.625.3633Rue St-Hubert Jonquiere Centre-Ville, Lac-Kenogami
11.737.2936Qc372.svg R-372 (Boulevard René-Lévesque)Also serves Rue Panet
14.719.1439Rue Mathias / Boulevard Mellon
17.4910.8742Qc170.svg R-170 (Boulevard du Royaume)Signed as exits 42O (west) and 42E (east) westbound; original western terminus
20.0012.4345Boulevard Saint-Paul
22.3913.9147Qc175.svg R-175 (Boulevard Talbot) Chicoutimi, Québec
24.7615.3950Qc170.svg R-170 (Boulevard du Royaume) Laterriére Former eastern terminus of original section at temporary at-grade intersection, since replaced with an interchange to the southeast
31.5619.61Qc170.svgQuebec I-300-1.svg R-170 (Chemin Saint-Anicet) Aéroport Bagotville Eastern terminus; roundabout intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec" . Retrieved 2020-07-06.
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