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Autoroute du Saguenay Autoroute Alma-La Baie (future) | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
Length | 31.56 km[1][2] (19.61 mi) | |||
Existed | 1983[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | R-170 in Saguenay | |||
R-372 in Saguenay R-175 in Saguenay | ||||
East end | R-170 in Saguenay | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Quebec | |||
Major cities | Alma (future), Saguenay | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Autoroute 70, or A-70, is a short Autoroute located in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of northern Quebec. It is the only Autoroute that does not connect to any other Autoroutes, although other Autoroutes have discontiguous segments (such as A-20 and A-30). A-70 was first created in 1983, and has since been extended three times.
A-70 is 31.56 km (19.6 mi) long at present, however extensions are being proposed in both directions. A-70 is only partially completed; it acts primarily as a bypass route around the urban area of Saguenay. The route was slow to develop; until 2001 it was an extremely short stub, fewer than 6 km (3.7 mi) long.
A-70 will be extended westward to Alma and eastward to La Baie. A new alignment has already been determined for the westernmost section of A-70. The proposed route for the eastern section has also been determined and 7.29 km (4.5 mi) of it has been built – from the former eastern terminus of the original A-70 to the Saguenay-Bagotville Airport.
The ultimate length of A-70 will be around 72 km (44.7 mi).