Boulevard Maisonneuve

At that time, there was an urgent need for a main road to be built because the Quebec side of the National Capital Region was growing very rapidly and more commuters were driving from the suburbs towards downtown Hull.

At the same time the Portage Bridge was built at the southern end of Maisonneuve towards Wellington Street and the Kichi Zibi Mikan in Ottawa.

South of Rue Laurier it becomes the Portage Bridge, part of the National Capital Region's Confederation Boulevard.

During rush hours, one lane is reserved for STO and OC Transpo buses, taxis and carpooling (with at least 3 people per vehicle).

They have already made some significant landscape changes on the road surface with wider sidewalks and numerous planters, new traffic lights and new benches.