Quebec Route 323 Explained

Province:QC
Type:QC
Route:323
Maint:Transports Québec
Map:Route 323-QC.png
Length Km:75.6
Length Round:1
Length Ref:[1]
Direction B:North
Direction A:South
Terminus B: in Mont-Tremblant
Terminus A: in Montebello
Previous Type:QC
Previous Route:321
Next Type:QC
Next Route:325
Counties:Papineau / Les Laurentides
Junction: in Montebello
in Namur
in Amherst

Highway 323 is a highway in Quebec that runs from the junction of Route 148 in Montebello to the junction of Route 117 in Mont-Tremblant. This highway is along the main route from Ottawa and Greater Toronto Area to Mont-Tremblant

History

Before the bypass was built in 2008, road conditions were often criticized. Several pot holes, and cracks in the asphalt made this narrow road a long trip for many drivers. This section, now bypassing Lac-des-Plages, was opened to traffic in the fall of 2008.[2]

The narrow section northeast of Lac-des-Plages closer to Amherst had many turns and was prone to flooding, resulting in Highway 323 being closed on occasion, especially in springtime. It was straightened and realigned away from the river in March 2007. Work involved significant tree cutting and blasting. It was opened in the fall of 2009.

Municipalities along Route 323

Major intersections

RCM or ETMunicipalitykm JunctionNotes
PapineauMontebello0.0148 WEST: to Papineauville
148 EAST: to Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours
Namur32.0 (North end)
Les LaurentidesAmherst55.7 (West end)364 EAST: to Huberdeau
Mont-Tremblant75.6117 SOUTH: to Saint-Faustin—Lac-Carré
117 NORTH: to La Conception

See also

External links


Notes and References

  1. Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 96, Les Publications du Québec, 2005
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2007-03-14 . 2006-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061229210648/http://www.bape.gouv.qc.ca/sections/rapports/publications/bape196.pdf . dead .