Mauricie On 30 April, the level of the
Saint-Maurice River began to rise, causing concern among the public. The rising floodwaters washed out portions of
Quebec Route 155 (one of the only links between the towns of
La Tuque and
Trois-Rivières) and the road between La Tuque and the
Atikamekw community of
Wemotaci. Route 155 remained closed to traffic until 8 May, when it was reopened to all but heavy vehicles. Until this point, people traveling between La Tuque and Trois-Rivieres needed to drive through the
Saugenay Region, then down to Quebec City and
Autoroute 40, which tripled the amount of travel time.
Outaouais Flooding began in the Outaouais region on 20 April, when the
Ottawa River flooded areas of
Pontiac, while the
Petite-Nation River flooded roads in the town of
Saint-André-Avellin. Surrounding towns of
Ripon,
Cayamant,
Duhamel,
Gracefield,
Montpellier and
Waltham also experienced flooding, isolating some residents. Portions of
Quebec Autoroute 50 were flooded on 7 May after nearly two feet of rain over the proceeding two days. Emergency work by
Transports Quebec reopened two lanes of the three-lane highway by 9 May. The closure of Autoroute 50 and surrounding flooding caused both the
federal government and
provincial government to close their offices in Gatineau, rather than have employees risk coming in. Transport Quebec closed several roads on 7 May, including the
Galipeault Bridge, due to rising water levels. In Ottawa, Mayor
Jim Watson said that 346 residences had been flooded in the city, with 90% of them found in
West Carleton-March Ward. As of 10 May, the Canadian military had stationed 2,200 troops in Quebec, as well as dozens of military boats, helicopters, armoured vehicles and engineering equipment, and a naval frigate, .
Montérégie Towns between Montreal and Ottawa, faced flooding near the end of April. This area is where the Ottawa River and the St. Lawrence River meet, and includes
Lac Saint-Louis,
Lac Saint-François and
Lac des Deux-Montagnes. The town of
Rigaud declared a state of emergency on 20 April to deal with rising floodwaters, calling for the evacuation of 470 households.
Montreal The hardest hit areas on the
Island of Montreal were communities close to the
Rivière des Prairies, including
Pierrefonds-Roxboro and
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève ==See also==