Turcot Interchange
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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 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.
The interchange was projected as part of the first Montreal highway in 1958 and planned to bind it to the Décarie Expressway, which was also designed at the same time.
Construction started in October 1965 and Turcot was built in time for the 1967 Montreal Expo, along with other big projects such as the Montreal Metro.
Upon its erection, an old railroad yard belonging to the Grand Trunk Company （today merged into Canadian National） served as location for the interchange and was shortened by 25%, which required the demolition of a roundhouse.
In 1969, u...