Autoroute Guy-Lafleur (A50)

[sgera]

Drove to Tremblant on Friday - no construction has started

[Dengler Avenue]

I based what I said on this article:
https://www.lapetitenation.com/artic...ment-de-l-a-50

Then I realized I didn’t read carefully.

“Préparation des plans et devis”

The $2.4M was only for planning.

Now twinning A50 will really take a good while. By the time it’s done, A13 will probably already join it near Mirabel or Lachute.

[Ottawaresident]

Would be nice if twinned, but great for Tremblant. I think the turn on the 40 was for a freeway, you were right. The 50 is nicer than the 417 but the design means a head on crash would be deadly.

[Dengler Avenue]

It just occurred to me that, when completely twinned, A50 will be the first (and possibly only) Québec 4-lane freeway to be separated by a concrete (as opposed to grassy) median for most of its length outside of built-up area. Even A5, A15/Route 117, A73/Route 175 and A85* are largely separated by a grassy median.

* I will have to see how the new freeway, when done in 2025, turns out.

[Ottawaresident]

It will be done in 2025? Yes!

[Acajack]

I don't think there is any firm timeline about it getting done by 2025.

The CAQ have pledged to get it done ASAP and said that it's a priority. But they haven't targeted 2025 AFAIK.

[lrt's friend]

I don't believe anything unless I see construction.

[Dengler Avenue]

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...69#post8456169 #7462

[YOWetal]

Originally Posted by Acajack

I don't think there is any firm timeline about it getting done by 2025.

The CAQ have pledged to get it done ASAP and said that it's a priority. But they haven't targeted 2025 AFAIK.

Will it be fully divided highway or will there still be some intersections etc? If fully divided it will replace the 417 for even a lot of Ottawa residents. Depending on how fast you drive it is pretty close to even from the Market to points past Montreal already.

[Ottawaresident]

Yeah

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by YOWetal

Will it be fully divided highway or will there still be some intersections etc? If fully divided it will replace the 417 for even a lot of Ottawa residents. Depending on how fast you drive it is pretty close to even from the Market to points past Montreal already.

It will be a fully divided four-lane highway when the twinning is complete. There are no at-grade intersections on the A-50 at the moment anyway. All of the exits are grade-separated interchanges even on the undivided super-2 segments.

A good length at each of the eastern and western ends is already a fully divided highway, as are a few short segments in the middle - around Plaisance and Montebello, notably.

[Dengler Avenue]

Even the interim solution to install steel cables on the super-2 sections of the highway will make them a lot safer. After all, A50 has much much much better views than Highway 417.

@Acajack Did you read the news I posted in the Quebec forum?

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

Even the interim solution to install steel cables on the super-2 sections of the highway will make them a lot safer. After all, A50 has much much much better views than Highway 417.

@Acajack Did you read the news I posted in the Quebec forum?

Yes, thanks.

[Dengler Avenue]

In the distant future, if I’m heading from Ottawa to Montreal again, I can’t wait to go on A50 -> A15 -> A640 -> A19 (Avenue Papineau) to get my poutine at Labanquise for lunch and Schwartz’ for dinner, and return by A40 -> Highway 417.

I enjoy the stark contrast between the 2 routes.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

In the distant future, if I’m heading from Ottawa to Montreal again, I can’t wait to go on A50 -> A15 -> A640 -> A19 (Avenue Papineau) to get my poutine at Labanquise for lunch and Schwartz’ for dinner, and return by A40 -> Highway 417.

I enjoy the stark contrast between the 2 routes.

There is nothing that is preventing you from doing that today.

[Proof Sheet]

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

In the distant future, if I’m heading from Ottawa to Montreal again, I can’t wait to go on A50 -> A15 -> A640 -> A19 (Avenue Papineau) to get my poutine at Labanquise for lunch and Schwartz’ for dinner, and return by A40 -> Highway 417.

I enjoy the stark contrast between the 2 routes.

With a stop at Herb's on the way back for a lovely tasting coffee

[Dengler Avenue]

Originally Posted by Acajack

There is nothing that is preventing you from doing that today.

I did it before, but that was in late April.

In the middle of winter, there’s technically something stopping me from doing that: the risk of head-on collisions is way too high.

@Proof Sheet: Where’s that? Also I can’t drink coffee at night.

[phil235]

Originally Posted by Proof Sheet

With a stop at Herb's on the way back for a lovely tasting coffee

Herb is a corporate titan. Who would have thought of combining a hair salon with a commercial towing business?

[YOWetal]

Originally Posted by Acajack

It will be a fully divided four-lane highway when the twinning is complete. There are no at-grade intersections on the A-50 at the moment anyway. All of the exits are grade-separated interchanges even on the undivided super-2 segments.

A good length at each of the eastern and western ends is already a fully divided highway, as are a few short segments in the middle - around Plaisance and Montebello, notably.

It's been two or three years since I have gone that way but I thought there were a few full stops.

Maybe it is because I drive fast on the 417 but am a cautious passer but even when I start in Hull the current A50 is slower than going back to Ottawa and taking the 417. Will be great to see a full twinning.

[Dengler Avenue]

MTQ didn’t do anything with the at-grade intersections around Mirabel Airport until as recently as summer 2016. The ones along the divided 2-lane section were straight up locked while those on the divided 4-lane section were mostly converted to interchanges.

When my friend and I first went on that highway in February 2016, we seriously thought we were lost.