Boulevard Alexandre-Taché is an east-west road located in the city of

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. It is named in honour of former member for the

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electoral district, Alexandre Taché, who served for 15 years with the Union Nationale when the political party was in power under the leadership of Maurice Duplessis. The road starts at the western limits of the

sector with Aylmer just west of

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south of the Manoir des Trembles community. (West of that point, the roadway is known as ''Chemin d'Aylmer'') It travels eastward through the neighbourhoods of Val-Tétrault and Saint-Jean-Bosco while it passes by the southern edge of

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, where its parkway begins. It ends at the entrance of the Chaudière Bridge, in front of les

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office complex, where it becomes

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. It is a very important route for commuters during rush hours, which frequently causes congestion, especially on the one-lane westbound section between the

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and

Boulevard Saint-Joseph Boulevard Saint-Joseph is a commercial boulevard in the former city of Hull (now in Gatineau), Quebec. It runs from Boulevard Alexandre-Taché to the boundaries of the Gatineau and the suburban town of Chelsea. Southern section The road, also ...

during the afternoon and near the Chaudière Bridge in the morning, as only one lane is available for regular vehicles eastbound.

Features

This road is home to the

's Alexandre-Taché Campus and would be expanded over the next years when new buildings will be built. The route is also home of the region's music conservatory. At the intersection of the Chaudière Bridge is the old E.B Eddy plant, a historic landmark for the region's

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and

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industries during the past century and a half. Domtar, the main industry company after acquiring E.B Eddy is currently occupying several mills across the intersection and right along the bridge corridor.

Transit priorities

Most of the route contains bus lanes which are used by the

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buses during rush hour. The section between Boulevard Saint-Joseph and Rue Montcalm contains a feature similar to the Champlain Bridge, where the center lane (which is usually for westbound traffic) is available for buses and

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s heading eastbound during the morning commute. Illuminated signs direct the traffic on that particular lane. Formerly, traffic cones were used to prevent eastbound traffic from using that lane in the morning. Initially, buses would have used a transit corridor called Via-Bus. However, residents opposed the project and it was subsequently postponed indefinitely. There are also future plans to add an

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link that would serve the boulevard near the University but the city of Gatineau has opposed the project.

Former Route 148

It was formerly known as Route 148, before the construction of an Aylmer By-Pass called

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(formerly Boulevard de l'Outaouais).

Neighourhoods

* Manoir des Trembles * Val-Tetrault * St-Jean Bosco/Wrightville * Île de Hull/Vieux-Hull * Downtown

Features

Transit priorities

Former Route 148

Neighourhoods

References

See also