Quebec's Highways

[Richard3]

There was another protest against A-20 extension at Notre-Dame-des-Neiges from what I read on these French articles suggesting instead improving PQ-132.
https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/608431/une-mobilisation-contre-lautoroute-20-a-notre-dame-des-neiges
https://www.msn.com/fr-ca/actualites/quebec-canada/les-opposants-au-prolongement-de-l-a-20-se-font-encore-entendre/ar-BB1lbAgV

They should have a chat with the folks who can't stand 18-wheels trucks anymore.
https://www.msn.com/fr-ca/actualites/est-du-quebec/exc%C3%A9d%C3%A9s-par-le-bruit-des-citoyens-r%C3%A9clament-lautoroute-20-%C3%A0-saint-fabien/ar-AA1eYxio

It's always the same thing.

A new highway is like a bridge; before building it, nobody wants it, but once built, everybody takes it.

I made a run to Mont-Joli some days ago, and I can certify here that it would be a lot safer run if it was done on a divided four-lane freeway. I made my way to Mont-Joli in early morning (I reached my customer at 7:10 AM), and it was OK, but my return was a bit later, and if no traffic jams were noted, it was quite heavier than in the morning. And the tourist period is not begun yet.

The MTQ can put some signage for tourists (the blue signs are great for that), or may build exits between villages instead of connecting them directly, in order to make some touristic circuits, and help storekeepers to stay alive, but all the heavy traffic will definitely benefit of a brand new A-20 in this area.

The best way to secure a route is by separating local/tourist traffic from the transiting one, and the best way to do so is to built a new freeway a bit away from homes and villages. The local population will gain more quality of living by removing all transiting trucks from local roads, like the 132.

But on the other hand, with an 11-billion$ deficit in the last Quebec provincial budget, I think we must be patient.