- St. Laurent Boulevard
:"For the street in Montreal, see
Saint Laurent Boulevard . For the Gatineau road called "Boulevard Saint-Laurent", seeBoulevard des Allumettières "St. Laurent Boulevard (Ottawa Road #26) is an
arterial road inOttawa ,Ontario ,Canada . Beginning at theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police college complex at Sandridge Road in the Manor Park neighborhood, St. Laurent Boulevard runs in a straight line, slightly east of south, until it reaches Walkley Road. It then curves west and intersects with Conroy Road and Don Reid Drive. In Ottawa, the name of the street is pronounced exclusively in French, even among Anglophones, as it honors former Canadian Prime MinisterLouis St. Laurent . Prior to urbanization, it was known as Malakoff Road.Northern section
The northern part of the street, not yet a boulevard, skirts the residential Manor Park neighborhood. South of Hemlock Road, it passes
Beechwood Cemetery , one of the most important in the city, and also several high towers including the 30-storyLe Parc building, which is the third tallest in the city.The road becomes mostly commercial starting from McArthur Avenue up to Highway 417. At the corner of Coventry Road lies the
St. Laurent Shopping Centre , one of the biggest malls in the city.OC Transpo 'sSt. Laurent Station (the upper level) is located right beside the on ramp for Highway 417 westbound.outhern section
South of Highway 417 and
Tremblay Road , the road becomes more industrial as it crosses a small industrial district to its east.OC Transpo 's (Ottawa's transit company) main offices are located at the corner of Belfast Road, another key industrial road, which is also a link to theVIA Rail 's Ottawa station at its western end.Past
Innes Road , it enters another important commercial district until Russell Road. To its east, one can see theCanadian Museum of Science and Technology , a key tourist destination since the 1960's, at Lancaster Road. Also located at the corner of Russell Road liesElmvale Shopping Centre , a mid-sized mall, serving the Alta Vista andPleasant Park neighborhoods to its west.Branching to the west off Russell Road, it reverts to two lanes and runs through a residential area, then south of
Walkley Road it enters a business park including some technology companies. It ends behind the former building ofCKKL-FM radio station just west ofConroy Road .peed limits
Speed limits vary throughout. North of Hemlock Road the speed limit is 40
km/h with two lanes. Between Hemlock Road and McArthur Avenue, the speed limit is 50 km/h on four lanes of traffic. Then from McArthur Avenue south toTremblay Road it increases to 60 km/h. Then fromTremblay Road until Smyth Road, it reaches its highest speed limit of 70 km/h. From there to its end, it is back to 50 km/h.Major Intersections
* Montreal Road
*Ogilvie Road
* Highway 417
*Tremblay Road
* Innes Road &Industrial Avenue
* Russell Road
* Walkley Road
* Conroy RoadCommunities
* Manor Park
* Overbrook
* Pleasant Park
* Elmvale
* Alta Vista
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