Highways In Canada II

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Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Current status of the twinning project of A-85 between Riviere-du-Loup and the NB border (as of August this year):

• Video Link

Excellent driving video by Asphalt Planet

Apparently a new section of the freeway opened in the meantime (north of St. Louis-du-Ha! Ha!).

Section 4 – Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup and Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata – In service
Section 4, located in Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup and Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata, was commissioned on September 17 , 2024. Construction work began in October 2021 and covered a distance of 5.6 km. It resulted in the following :

of a complete interchange (four ramps) at kilometer 72, at the height of chemin Taché Ouest;
of three bridges over the Saint-François River;
of two bridges at the height of Armstrong Creek;
from the western service road (Roches road and Gérard-Roy road).


Section 4, near Taché West Road in Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup (summer 2024).

Section 5 – Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata – In service
Section 5, located in Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata, was commissioned on September 17 , 2024. Construction work began in August 2021 and covered a distance of 4.7 km. It notably resulted in the construction of :

of a half-interchange at kilometer 67, including an overpass and two ramps (entrance and exit in the north direction), at the height of rue Principale Nord and 10e Rang ;
of three bridges at the height of the Rivière des Prairies;
eastern (rue Principale) and western (route Gérard-Roy) service roads.


Section 5, in the northern sector of rue Principale in Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata (summer 2024).


Section 7 – Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata and Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! – In progress
Work has been underway since September 2022 in Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata and Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! over a distance of 8.2 km. This section will be commissioned gradually between 2024 and 2026. The work includes :

deforestation operations;
the relocation of public service equipment (Hydro-Québec, Bell, Vidéotron);
the construction of two motorway carriageways and two service roads;
the development of a half-interchange at the level of rue Principale, in Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata;
interventions on the Petit-Témis interprovincial linear park trail.

https://www.quebec.ca/transports/infrast...ent/reamenagement-route-185-autoroute-85

Looks like as of September 17th, 2024 there is only 8 km remaining to be completed linking Canada's largest interprovincial freeway network (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) between the metro areas of Windsor, Ontario and Halifax, Nova Scotia (over 2150 km freeway network).