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Autoroute 50 (Autoroute de
l'Outaouais) is an Autoroute in
western Quebec. Once
completed, it will link the Outaouais region to the Greater
Montreal area.
Currently, there are two distinct sections of A-50: one section
running eastward from the central part of Gatineau to just north of Thurso, and the
other section from Grenville-sur-la-Rouge
to Mirabel
just beyond an interchange (Route 117) with A-15.
It is expected that the gap will be filled by 2011, as a planned two-lane freeway is under construction.
Once completed, A-50 will be 159 km (98.8 mi) long and
will provide a faster and safer alternative to Route
148.
It was originally envisioned that A-50 would be a long freeway
running all the way from L'Isle-aux-Allumettes at
the Ontario border all the
way to Joliette along the Route 148 and 158
corridors; however, the long extensions are unlikely to ever be
constructed, especially in the western part. (The exit numbers are
based on that original plan.) Construction was completed in the
fall of 2007 on the road that connects Highway 148 west of the
Aylmer and Hull sectors to the A-50 at the Boulevard des Allumettières
interchange. There are no other plans to connect the two highways
as a continuous autoroute.
One short section of Route 158 around Joliette was
originally signed as A-50 as well until the project was abandoned.
In addition, west of the current terminus, a four-lane at-grade
expressway continues as Route 148 into the Aylmer section of
Gatineau; it may become part of A-50 in the future.
A-50 is a four- to six-lane freeway through Gatineau up to Buckingham, the remainder is mostly
a two-lane freeway. However, there have been demands for a
four-lane highway for the new segment so it can be safer. The first
two segments were built with only two lanes and a recent
multi-fatality accident occurred on highway 148 near Buckingham, a
section of highway that A-50 would bypass.[3]
There is some support to rename the highway to Autoroute
Maurice-Richard after historic Montreal Canadiens hockey player Maurice
Richard, but the Commission de toponymie du Québec has chosen
to wait until the section between Buckingham and Grenville-sur-la-Rouge
is finished before making a decision[4].
Safety
improvements
Following a series of fatal collisions in 2007, it was announced
that centerline rumble strips would be installed
in various no-passing zones along Autoroute 50. This will be the
first installation of its kind in Quebec and serve as a pilot
project.
| Municipality |
No. |
Intersecting roads |
Notes |
| Gatineau |
121* |
Chemin Eardley ( Route 148) |
(currently an at-grade intersection) |
| 122* |
Rue Front |
(at-grade intersection) |
| 122* |
Rue Broad / Chemin Klock |
(currently an at-grade intersection) |
| 123* |
Boulevard Wilfrid-Lavigne |
(currently an at-grade intersection) |
| 124* |
Rue Samuel-Eddy |
(at-grade intersection) |
| 126* |
Chemin Vanier |
(currently an at-grade intersection) |
| 129* |
Boulevard Des Grives / Boulevard du Plateau |
(possible future interchange or roundabout) |
| 131* |
Boulevard Saint-Raymond |
|
| 131* |
Promenade de la Gatineau/Gatineau Parkway |
|
| 132* |
Promenade du Lac-des-Fées |
|
| 132* |
Rue Labelle / Rue Laramée |
(at a roundabout) |
| 133* |
Rue Demontigny / Rue Dalpé / Rue Laramée |
(at a roundabout) |
| 133* |
Boulevard Saint-Joseph( Route 105) / Rue Montcalm |
(currently a roundabout) |
| 134* |
Boulevard des Allumettières (formerly Boulevard
Saint-Laurent) |
(current A-50 terminus/westbound only) |
| 135 |
 Autoroute 5 (Autoroute de la
Gatineau) /Ottawa /
Boulevard Maisonneuve (downtown
Gatineau) |
|
| 138 |
Rue
Saint-Louis ( Route 307) |
|
| 139 |
Boulevard
Maloney (Route 148) (eastbound only) |
| 140 |
Boulevard de la Gappe |
|
| 141 |
Boulevard La Verendrye |
(eastbound only) |
| 145 |
Montée Paiement |
|
| 147 |
Boulevard Labrosse |
|
| 150 |
Boulevard Lorrain ( Route 366) |
|
| 154 |
Boulevard de l'Aéroport |
|
| 159 |
Rue des Laurentides |
|
| 165 |
Rue Georges |
(eastbound only) |
| 166 |
Avenue De Buckingham (Routes  315 & 148 |
transition from 4 to 2 lanes or vice-versa) |
| 171 |
Chemin Lépine |
|
| L'Ange-Gardien |
174 |
Chemin Doherty ( Route 309) |
|
| Lochaber - Thurso |
187 |
( Route 317) |
|
Interchanges from West to East on planned central section (exit
numbers assumed)
Interchanges
from West to East on eastern segment
- *Exit number not signed, based on kilometre post
References
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in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge
Route 117 near Mirabel
Route 321
Route 323
Route 327)
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