Turcot Interchange
The Turcot Interchange is a three-level four-way freeway interchange within the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Located southwest of downtown, the interchange links Autoroutes 15 (Décarie and Décarie South Expressways) and 20 (Remembrance Highway), and Route 136 (Ville-Marie Expressway), and provides access to the Champlain Bridge via the Décarie South Expressway. It takes its name from the nearby Philippe-Turcot Street and Turcot village, which were in turn named after Philippe Turcot (1791-1861) who was a merchant owning land in Saint-Henri.
| Turcot Interchange | |
|---|---|
Approaching the Turcot Interchange from southbound A-15 | |
| Location | |
| Montreal, Quebec | |
| Coordinates | 45.467776°N 73.599472°W |
| Roads at junction | A-15 (Autoroute Décarie) A-20 (Autoroute du Souvenir) R-136 (Autoroute Ville-Marie) |
| Construction | |
| Type | Stack interchange |
| Constructed | 1965 – 1967 2008 – 2020 |
| Opened | April 1967 |
Turcot is the largest interchange in the province and the third busiest interchange of Montreal (after Décarie and Anjou Interchanges, respectively) as of 2010, with numbers averaging a north-southbound flow of 278,000 approximate daily drivers, and over 350,000 west-eastbound in total. Moreover, Turcot is an occasional spot for road accidents, as speed is limited to only 70 km/h (43 mph) on any of the interchange's directions, and the limit is often disregarded by the night drivers going over 100 km/h (62 mph).
The interchange underwent an extensive reconstruction commencing in 2015 which was completed by fall 2020. The $3.7-billion project is the largest roadwork in the province's history.