Tunnel Ville-Marie (Montreal) by MagikUnicorn
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Tunnel Ville-Marie (Autoroute 720)
L'Autoroute 720 est une autoroute urbaine québécoise desservant le centre-ville de Montréal.
Elle est également connue sous le nom d'Autoroute Ville-Marie.
Elle débute à l'échangeur Turcot à la jonction de l'Autoroute 15
(Autoroute Décarie) et de l'Autoroute 20. Elle traverse la ville de Westmount,
l'arrondissement de Ville-Marie dans le Sud-Ouest de Montréal.
Elle se termine à la hauteur du pont Jacques-Cartier (Route 134) et devient la rue Notre-Dame.
Une partie de son trajet est souterrain. Cette section commence à la sortie 3 (rue Guy)
et se termine à l'extrémité est de l'autoroute.
L'échangeur avec l'Autoroute 10 est souterrain Elle passe sous le Palais des congrès.
Originellement, la 720 devait être une section de l'Autoroute 20 lorsqu'elle aurait été prolongée
jusqu'à l'Autoroute 25. Ce projet a été abandonné. Par contre, l'avenue Notre-Dame sera
convertie en boulevard urbain jusqu'à l'avenue Souligny. Cependant, la section comprise
entre le boulevard Dickson et l'autoroute 25 de l'avenue Souligny a été numérotée
720 depuis la fin des travaux de 2009, visant à transformer cette dernière en voie rapide.
Ville-Marie Expressway (A-720)
Autoroute 720 (or A-720, known as the Ville-Marie Expressway (English) or Autoroute Ville-Marie (French) is a spur route of Autoroute 20. Part of this multilane highway runs underground
(below-grade) through downtown Montreal. Its western end starts at the Turcot Interchange,
a junction with Autoroute 15 and Autoroute 20. Its eastern terminus is at the
Jacques Cartier Bridge (Route 134) where the highway merges with Notre-Dame Street.
A-720's tunneled section begins from the west at Rue de la Montagne/Atwater Street (Exit 4)
and remains underground to its current eastern end, except for a short section between
Bleury St. and Saint Laurent Boulevard. The tunnelled section west of this gap is known
as Ville-Marie Tunnel, and the section east of it is known as Viger Tunnel. However,
locals regard both tunnels as one, and the term Ville-Marie Tunnel
is often used to refer to both tunnels at once.
Future plans from the provincial transport ministry (Le ministère des Transports du Québec,
or MTQ) are to extend this tunnel to Autoroute 25 at its Souligny Avenue interchange.
The right-of-way has existed since the original layout of the 720, and buildings along
the extension were demolished at that time, even though the 720 was not completed
due to cost constraints. The government of Montreal would instead convert the portion
of Notre Dame east of the Jacques Cartier bridge into a six-lane urban boulevard,
instead of a sunken limited access expressway. It is currently an undivided four-lane city street.
The final project has been approved, and work began on Souligny Avenue to double
the span of the travel lanes. In late July 2009, there was a Autoroute 720 westbound
shield that has been installed on this stretch.It was originally envisioned that Autoroute
20 would extend from the Turcot Interchange, along the route of the 720, to the Lafontaine Tunnel.
The Autoroute Ville-Marie designation is named after the downtown borough of Ville-Marie,
through which the expressway is routed.
Thanks
Magik
Comments (63)
carlx
Beautiful captures, Magik!!!
amota99517
These shots are so great! The inside view is fantastic and so well lit. Excellent captures.
tennesseecowgirl
Nice captures!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic series my friend......!!!
DennisReed
Great series Magik!
Miska7
Very nice captures! Well done.
orig_buggy
Thanks for the ride!!!
magnus073
Magik, c'est une magnifique photo. Je n'ai jamais vu de tunnel comme cela auparavant. J'aimerais le visiter
artistheat
That is very Cool,Great Shots
bmac62
Magik, the third photo is by far my favorite...excellent collage.
elfin14doaks
Awesome collage and information too. Great shots.
npauling
Excellent captures and by going underground it would certainly ease the congestion through the city.
myquad
Great series of pics and info!
eekdog Online Now!
cool shots my friend, thanks for the share..
drifterlee
Awesome shots!
coolcatcom
Hi, MU, Know it well. Like the last shot taken inside the tunnel. All lights are green so it's pedal to the metal. ( Quebec driver's, we are a special breed ) F1 and all that ! Great shot.
Mark@poser
Wow...How unreal is that (the last photo)!...5 stars from me...Keep up the cool work!
flaviok
Fantástica captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
prutzworks
nice collage
lucindawind
excellent shots !
Ridley5
Excellent capture! I visited Montreal last year,..beautiful city!
miashadows
Wonderful captured Magik !!
sandra46
BEAUTIFUL !!! I REMEMBER THAT!
Alex_Antonov
Wonderful!
mariogiannecchini
great shots and collage
myrrhluz
Excellent! The last one reminds me of being in the Lincoln Tunnel going from New Jersey to Manhattan. Great shots!
adrie
Great photo collage my friend, excellent capture.
supermarioART
Very nice shots and perspectives!!!
mermaid
some nice and informative shot, I always wanted to get such a decent inside tunnel shot like you did, but so far no luck ( I admit it's to dangerous, while driving myself...lol)
Minda
like this shot mu...:)