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• Help
• Roadwork
• Winter Road Conditions
• Warnings
• Traffic Cameras
• Ferries
• Border Crossings
• Wayside Parks
• Route Verte (cycling)
• Regions
• Other Roads

Help

 

Actions	Description
Opening the clickable map On the “Road Network Conditions” page of Québec 511 Web, select a region on the map.	Lets you display the clickable map, centered on the chosen region. Certain themes are displayed according to the range of the map. It is possible to view them by increasing or reducing the map scale. Remark : If the region selected is “Nord-du-Québec (Baie-James)”, the Web page of the Société de développement de la Baie-James site is displayed.
Consult the map Position the cursor on the icon or as close as possible to the desired map location and click on the left mouse button.	Lets you display a window containing the information from the selected icon.
Move the display window Click on the map while keeping the left mouse button depressed and then move the map to the desired location.	Lets you move the contents of the display window in a given direction without changing the map scale.
Consult the legend Click on Legend to display or click on X to mask.	Lets you consult the themes of the legend.
Move the display window Click on the corresponding arrows with the left mouse button.	Lets you move the contents of the display window in a given direction without changing the map scale.
Return to the initial image Click on the corresponding icon.	Lets you return to the initial map, namely the one displayed when the clickable map was opened.
Go to a larger scale Click on the corresponding icon.	Lets you increase the map scale to view a smaller but more detailed part. Remark: It is possible that a checked off theme will not be displayed at the chosen map range.
Go to a smaller scale Click on the corresponding icon and click on a given point on the map.	Lets you reduce the map scale to view a larger but less detailed part. Remark: It is possible that a checked off theme will not be displayed at the chosen map range.
Go to a smaller or a larger scale Click on the corresponding box.	Lets you reduce or increase the map scale to view a larger (less detailed) or a smaller (more detailed) part. Remark: It is possible that a checked off theme will not be displayed at the chosen map range.
Look up the detailed information on the selected region In the “Information” window, click on the name of the region (hyperlink).	Lets you open a new Web page showing the road network conditions for the entire region selected.
Look up the detailed road conditions on the selected road when available In the “Information” window, click on the route marker of the highway or freeway.	Lets you open a new Web page showing the road network conditions online for the road selected.
Look up detailed information on a given Roadwork site In the “Information” window, select the traffic cone icon or the Roadwork site location.	Lets you open a new Web page showing in detail the information on the chosen Roadwork site.
Look up detailed information on the wayside parks. In the “Information” window, click on the hyperlink.	Lets you open a new Web page showing in detail the information on the wayside parks.
Look up detailed information on the border crossings. In the “Information” window, click on the route marker or the hyperlink.	Lets you open the Web page of the Canada Border Services Agency.

Roadword

 

Lets you look up information on the nature of the work in progress on the road system, on the hindrances they cause and the lane closing schedule in all regions of Québec. This information is updated regularly, as the work progresses.

The hindrances caused by Roadwork in progress on the road network under the MTQ’s responsibility are indicated on the clickable map by means of the following symbol: . You must click on the icon to obtain the location and duration of a hindrance. The information then will appear in an information window displayed on the map.

For more details, click on the symbol or on the hyperlink indicating the location of the work displayed in the “Information” window.

Hindrances caused by Roadwork are presented as follows:

Hindrances

Hindrance: Weekends
The work hinders traffic only on weekends.

Hindrance: Weekdays
The work hinders traffic only on weekdays.

Hindrance: Permanent (weekends and weekdays)
The work hinders traffic on weekdays and weekends.

Hindrance: Major (weekdays or weekends)
Work hindering traffic substantially on weekdays or weekends, which can result in major congestion

Some Roadwork performed on secondary roads is not displayed on the map in order to speed up downloading. To complete a search, go to the tabs By road or By region.

For more information on how the map Roadwork, go to the Help section.

Winter Road Conditions

 

Information on the road conditions prevailing on Québec roads south of the 49th parallel is indicated on the map by the following symbol:

You must click on the road section to obtain the road conditions on a given road. The information will appear in a window displayed on the left side of the map.

Road conditions are indicated by the colour codes described below:

Condition	Pavement conditions and visibility
Good	Clear pavement Good or reduced visibility
FAir	Clear pavement Zero visibility in places Snow patches or Ice patches Good, reduced or zero visibility in places Partly snow-covered or Partly ice covered Good, reduced visibility or zero visibility in places Snow-covered pavement Good or reduced visibility
Critical	Icy pavement Good or reduced visibility Snow-covered pavement Zero visibility in places or zero visibility Partly snow-covered or Partly ice covered Zero visibility Snow patches or Ice patches Zero visibility Clear pavement Zero visibility
Closed	Road closed
	Coming soon
	Out of season
	Heavy trucks prohibited on the road

For more information on how the map works, go to thection Help section.

Warnings

 

Information concerning unforeseeable events, exceptional situations or emergencies that significantly influence the free flow of vehicles on the road network belonging to the MTQ.

Major incidents in progress on the road network are indicated on the map banner. The warnings are presented in the following order:

• Provincial warnings that concern all of Québec
• Regional warnings or warnings concerning a specific region

Warnings for a specific road section are indicated on the map with the following symbol:

You must click on the icon to obtain information on the incident in progress. The information will appear in a window displayed on the left side of the map.

For more information on how the map works, go to the HELP section.

Traffic Cameras

 

The images presented on these pages are captured by the MTQ’s traffic cameras. They are updated every 5 to 7 minutes.

They will provide an overview of the traffic on an artery.

The traffic cameras are represented by the following symbol:

You must click on the icon to obtain the image of the selected camera, which will appear in an information window on the map.

For more information on how the map works, go to the HELP section.

Ferries

 

Information on the status of ferry service.

Only information on ferries offering a year-round service is displayed.

Ferries are represented by the following symbol:

You must click on the icon to obtain the ferry’s location and service status. The information will appear in an information window on the map.

For more information on the selected ferry (schedules), click on the hyperlink in the information window. This will let you open the Web page of la Société des traversiers du Québec.

For more information on how the map works, go to the HELP section.

Border Crossings

 

Information on the approximate waiting time for travellers and commercial shippers at Canada and United States border crossings.

This information comes from the Canada Border Services Agency, which updates the estimated waiting time at least once an hour.

The border crossings are represented by the following symbol:

You must click on the icon to obtain the waiting time at the selected border crossing. The information will appear in an information window on the map.

For more information on how the map works, go to the HELP section.

Wayside Parks

 

Information on the basic wayside park network of the ministère des Transports du Québec.

The wayside parks are represented by the following symbol:

You must click on the icon to open the information window that will appear on the map. For details on the services offered at the selected wayside park, click on the hyperlink appearing in the information window.

Route Verte (cycling)

 

The layout of the Québec bikeway network. All you have to do is open the interactive map to view the Route Verte network :

Regions

 

The territory is divided into 14 administrative regions identified by the following symbol: . To deactivate the territorial subdivision, you must deselect the box provided for this purpose.

For more information on how the map works, go to thection Help.

Other Roads

 

The term “Other Roads” is used to refer to unnumbered roads not represented by route markers.

For more information on how the map works, go to thection Help.