Boulevard Saint-Joseph is a commercial boulevard in the former city of
Hull
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(now in
Gatineau
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),
Quebec. It runs from
Boulevard Alexandre-Taché
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to the boundaries of the Gatineau and the suburban town of
Chelsea.
Southern section
The road, also known as
Route 105, which travels all the way to
Route 117 in
Grand-Remous
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, north of
Maniwaki
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, travels through a commercial district. Numerous types of
businesses are along the road. Most of them are small independent companies by local entrepreneurs for the ''Association professionnelle des gens d'affaires de Hull''. However, in recent years, their number dropped because of the development of the Plateau de la Capitale
commercial district in which
big-box stores have been built and because of the booming
residential development in the area, which drove away many customers from the Saint Joseph commercial strip.
At the road's southern end is the
Salaberry Armoury
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, with a
militia from the Hull regiment, and the ''Parc des Chars de Combat''. Both of
Université du Québec en Outaouais's campuses are also just off the road.
Two
roundabout
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s were built in 2004 and 2005, one at rue Montcalm and the other at
boulevard des Allumettières (formerly boulevard Saint-Laurent) that has served as a direct link to the
Aylmer sector and Le Plateau since
Route 148 was turned into a freeway in the fall of 2007.
Central section
There are also two
shopping centres near
Boulevard Saint-Raymond
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. The first is
Les Galeries de Hull
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 ...
, built in 1972 and owned by
Ivanhoe Cambridge, which includes 75 stores. The other mall is Village Place Cartier. Near both malls is a
Maxi superstore and a
strip mall called
Place Fleur de Lys. The ''Auberge de la gare'' is a nearby hotel. A 21-story building, Place Vincent Massey, is also in the same area.
There are also some residential sections, including three apartment blocks called Le Blackburn, Place Versailles, and Le 700 St-Joseph, all of which have 16 floors.
The intersection of Boulevard Saint-Joseph and Boulevard Saint-Raymond is one of the most
congested intersections in Gatineau during afternoon peak hours and during weekends since it has heavy traffic going to Aylmer via Boulevard Saint-Raymond and to
Ottawa
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and Gatineau via
Autoroute 5. Drivers heading to Highway 5 often block the intersection, which results lengthy delays on Saint-Joseph northbound. The traffic jam is also caused by the configuration of the junction of southbound Highway 5 with eastbound
Autoroute 50 since there is only one lane of traffic to access the 50, and traffic must change lanes immediately.
Northern section
North of the junction of
Autoroute 5, Boulevard Saint-Joseph is also known as ''Boulevard de l'Automobile'' (Car Boulevard) because of the numerous car dealerships on this stretch all the way towards
Chelsea. Retailers from
Honda,
Toyota,
Suzuki
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Subaru
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Nissan
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,
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, and
Nissan
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are also on the road, as well as the auction dealership, ''Mega Auto''. Every spring, a portion of the road is closed to traffic on a particular Sunday for a sale involving most of those retailers. In the same area was the southern terminus of
Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield steam train line.
Transportation
Many of the city's
Société de transport de l'Outaouais's routes travels on the stretch of road near the shopping district near
Saint-Raymond and Montclair as well as near a
park and ride facility at the corner of Chemin Freeman.
The speed limit throughout this stretch is 50 km/h. When the road exits Gatineau, the speed limit is 70 km/h.
Neighbourhoods
* St-Jean Bosco
* Wrightville
* Parc de la Montagne/St-Raymond
* Mont-Bleu
* Hautes Plaines
See also
*
List of Gatineau roads
This list contains the main roads throughout the city of Gatineau.
Autoroutes
* Autoroute 5 (Autoroute de la Gatineau)
* Autoroute 50 (Autoroute de l'Outaouais / Autoroute Maurice-Richard)
Avenues
*Avenue de Buckingham
*Avenue Gatineau
Boulev ...
*
Saint Joseph Boulevard (disambiguation) Saint Joseph Boulevard may refer to:
* Saint Joseph Boulevard, Montreal
* Boulevard Saint-Joseph
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