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This freeway bypasses the twin cities of Chicoutimi and Jonquière (now merged into one city : Ville-Saguenay). The
section between Downtown Jonquière and West of Jonquière opened in 2004. A Western segment has been proposed. MTQ will build
a trumpet interchange at 8th Line and a 4-lane freeway will be built around St-Bruno and the A-70 will end in a trumpet interchange
at the southern end of Alma. It will be easy to connect these two autoroutes as the gap between them is 4 lanes divided.
Status : In service
Years in service
: 1983 - present
Location : Saguenay city, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region.
Western
terminus : Boul. du Royaume O. (R-170) (Saguenay / Jonquière) (km
23)
Eastern terminus : Boul. du Royaume E.
(R-170) (Saguenay / Chicoutimi) (km 49)
Length : 27,0 kilomètres
Other names :
Autoroute du Saguenay, «La plus courte autoroute du monde» (the world's shortest freeway)
Lowest
AADT : 9600 vpd (between R-175
and R-170 West) (2000)
Highest AADT :
22 000 vpd (between exits 42 and 45) (2000)
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