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Autoroute 40 (officially called '''Autoroute Félix-Leclerc''' Montreal and '''Metropolitan Expressway/Autoroute Métropolitaine''' [within Montreal ]) is a major Highway on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec . It is one of the two main connections between Montreal and Quebec City (the other being Autoroute 20 on the south shore of the St. Lawrence). Autoroute 40 is currently 347 km (216 miles) long. Autoroute 40 begins at the Ontario -Quebec border where it continues as Highway 417 towards Ottawa , and ends in Boischatel where it transitions into Route 138 at the end of the freeway. Two sections of Autoroute 40 were not part of the original plans: The original intention was to bypass Trois-Rivières to the north (the existing A-40 through downtown would have been Autoroute 755 and the concurrency with Autoroute 55 would have simply A-55). In addition, a different route was originally planned around Sainte-Foy (now in the west end of Quebec City) north of Jean Lesage International Airport (the existing Autoroute 40 would have been the western end of Autoroute 440 . While the right-of-ways of both bypasses still exist and may still be developed in the future as congestion increases, there are no immediate plans to renew construction. Some discussion of eastward extensions of A-40 into the Charlevoix region and beyond have taken place, most likely to Route 360 in Beaupre or even as far as Route 362 in La Malbaie since tourism in the region is increasing; however, that appears unlikely in the short term. The portion of Autoroute 40 from the Ontario border to the Autoroute 25 interchange is part of the Trans-Canada Highway . The highway, apart from the portion served by the Metropolitan Expressway, was renamed Autoroute Félix-Leclerc in 1997, after the late Quebec artist and political activist (see article: Félix Leclerc ). However, most people (especially those living in Montreal) continue to refer to the highway by its numbered designation. INTERCHANGES FROM WEST TO EAST EXTERNAL LINKS |
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