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The James Bay
Road is
the main road through this region. It runs north from Matagami 620 km to
Radisson and the giant Hydro Quebec James Bay project.
This road is wide and paved for its entire length, with wide shoulders, and gentle curves and
hills. However, it is still very remote, and it is often drive 15-30
minutes or even longer between vehicles. At night time there is virtually no traffic at all.
The road is generally well
maintained, but parts of the road are showing their age, with some bumpy
sections. It is not a Province of
Quebec highway - rather, it is owned and maintained by the Municipality of James
Bay.
There is only one gas station for the entire length of
620 km, at
Km 381. There are no other facilities whatsoever on the entire highway. You need to
check in
at Km 6.
There are regular picnic and rest areas to stop and take a
break. There are also regularly spaced campgrounds. However, these
often consist of little more than a parking lot suitable for trailers. You may instead to choose to camp in old gravel pits, which are plentiful and usually not all
that ugly.
Radisson (at the
top end of the James Bay Road) has most services, but remember that it is still a
small town, of only about 300 people.
For more information about the James Bay Road
CLICK HERE. See also
Driving the James Bay Road.
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