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Originally Posted by Ottawa superman

First off, I have to give credit to the Charest Government to actually building the highway. After being cancelled by Levesque (whom ironically, didn't mind sending trucks through Ontario). Unfortunately, during the 60’s Quebec was more proactive than Ontario in highway widening (widened highway 40 before widened 17 now 417). Regardless, This is sorely needed for Gatineau and to get trucks of Macdonald Cartier Bridge. On the other hand, Quebec highway network is rather overbuild in some areas (for example, two bypass for Sherbrooke, a city smaller than Gatineau and four lane highway 175 to Saguenay, another smaller city than Gatineau, which by the way, is the province forth largest city).

On other subject, Quebec seems to think the city as a suburb of Ottawa, which is ironic since when talks about Gatineau considers joining Ontario, the provincial government gets all defensive. Beside, I am completly baffled that Sherbrooke got a medical school before Gatineau.

Back to highway 50, the at grade crossing for the railway is completly unacceptable. To the government credit, railway are federal regulated but still perhaps the provincial government could have reached an agreement with the railroad company?

I actually had to stop for a train at the bizarre level crossing between Lachute and Mirabel for the first time ever recently.