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


Southern section

The road, also known as Route 105, which travels all the way to Route 117 in Grand-Remous, north of
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, travels through a commercial district. Numerous types of
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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
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district in which
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have been built and because of the booming
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in the area, which drove away many customers from the Saint Joseph commercial strip. At the road's southern end is the Salaberry Armoury, with a
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from the Hull regiment, and the ''Parc des Chars de Combat''. Both of
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's campuses are also just off the road. Two
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s were built in 2004 and 2005, one at rue Montcalm and the other at
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(formerly boulevard Saint-Laurent) that has served as a direct link to the
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sector and Le Plateau since Route 148 was turned into a freeway in the fall of 2007.


Central section

There are also two
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s near Boulevard Saint-Raymond. The first is Les Galeries de Hull, built in 1972 and owned by
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, which includes 75 stores. The other mall is Village Place Cartier. Near both malls is a Maxi superstore and a
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called
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. 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
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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

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. Retailers from
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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
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line.


Transportation

Many of the city's
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's routes travels on the stretch of road near the shopping district near
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and Montclair as well as near a
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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 Bou ...
* Saint Joseph Boulevard (disambiguation) {{Gatineau Roads Saint-Joseph