Administrative Arterial Network (RAAV): Montreal's Major Road Network

A geospatial dataset representing the administrative arterial road network of the City of Montreal, as defined by regulation 02-003. The dataset is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec and was last updated on 2026-04-22. It distinguishes roads under city council responsibility from those managed by borough councils.

Use Cases

• Map and analyze the official arterial road network for transportation planning based on the described administrative division.
• Identify jurisdictional responsibility for road maintenance based on the city vs. borough council distinction mentioned in the description.
• Perform spatial analysis of urban connectivity using the defined arterial network geometry.
• Integrate road network data with other municipal datasets for urban modeling.

Strengths

• Data is provided under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-04-22 18:37:36.132446.
• Dataset has a defined administrative and legal basis (regulation 02-003).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata was translated using an automated tool, which may introduce ambiguity.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Likely extracted from the municipal geobase.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 18:37:36.132446; freshness should be verified.

Geography

City of Montreal, Québec, Canada