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this was the same year that Montréal hosted the bridge that connects Boucherville and île Charron.
International and Universal Exposition, also known Approximately 120,000 vehicles cross the bridge
as Expo 67. between Montréal and the South Shore every day.
According to Stéphane Audet, director of the Tunnel
LONGEST UNDERWATER Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine project, “Of those
FREEWAY IN CANADA 120,000 vehicles, 13 percent are trucks, making it
the inter-shore link most used by trucks. This is due
Today, the tunnel represents the longest to its proximity to major freight transportation hub,
underwater freeway in Canada and includes a the Port of Montréal.”
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