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Aluminium Technology Centre
NRC Industrial Materials Institute (NRC-IMI)
501 University Boulevard East
Saguenay, Quebec
G7H 8C3 Canada
Phone: 418-545-5545

By Road, from the BAGOTVILLE Airport

  1. Exit the airport and turn LEFT (WEST) on ROUTE 170, which becomes HIGHWAY 70
  2. Take TALBOT BLVD EXIT in NORTHERN direction.
  3. From TALBOT BLVD, turn LEFT on ST-THOMAS RD. (It’s the next light after UNIVERSITY BLVD)
  4. Continue approximately 300 metres, it will lead you to the Aluminium Technology Centre. Turn LEFT and then RIGHT to the parking lot of NRC-ATC

Total time: approximately 10 minutes (12 km)

By Road, from MONTRÉAL

  1. Take HIGHWAY 40 towards QUÉBEC (NORTH) or HIGHWAY 20 (SOUTH) (approximately 500 km)
  2. From QUÉBEC, follow the signs for HIGHWAY 73 NORTH towards CHICOUTIMI
  3. HIGHWAY 73 NORTH becomes ROUTE 175 NORTH (LAURENTIDES park). Continue until you reach CHICOUTIMI (220 Km)
  4. Exiting the LAURENTIDES park, ROUTE 175 NORTH becomes TALBOT BLVD. Continue straight
  5. From TALBOT BLVD, turn LEFT on ST-THOMAS RD. (It’s the next light after UNIVERSITY BLVD)
  6. Continue approximately 300 metres, it will lead you to the Aluminium Technology Centre. Turn LEFT, and the NRC-ATC parking is located on your RIGHT hand side.

Total time: approximately 6 hours (470 km)

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