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Soraya Martinez Ferrada is discovering the difference between political promises and reality, as she asks the public to have patience with the slow pace of pothole repairs.
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DeWolf 14:44 on 2026-04-13 Permalink
// Selon la mairesse, la situation actuelle « démontre qu’on a pendant des années mis énormément d’argent dans l’aménagement du territoire, mais pas dans le maintien ».
« C’est exactement ce qui arrive en ce moment », a insisté la mairesse, dans une attaque à peine voilée contre l’ancienne administration de Valérie Plante, connue pour avoir investi en aménagement. //
How many of the streets rebuilt in the past 10 years — not just by the Plante administration but also by Coderre — have recurring potholes? In my experience, none. Pine Avenue (2020–21) looks great. Saint-Hubert (2019–20) is still perfectly smooth. Saint-Denis (2015–16) is showing some wear and tear but is generally okay, even with the changes made for the REV that reopened parts of the street.
The only way to really fix potholes is to rebuild streets. In other words, l’aménagement du territoire. But maybe Soraya is hoping that if she makes enough excuses, people will overlook the fact that she slashed the road maintenance budget while also postponing several major street reconstructions that were due to happen this year and next.
Ian 20:51 on 2026-04-13 Permalink
Avenue du Parc between Mont Royal and Bernard wants a word
DeWolf 21:22 on 2026-04-13 Permalink
Parc between Mont-Royal and Bernard was last rebuilt in the 1980s…
Ian 11:24 on 2026-04-15 Permalink
The whole street yes – but it was dug up in massive sections in 2005 to redo the sewers then re-dug up at ech intersecion for various utilities, most notably at Fiarmount where they dug it up 3 timers.
I’m kind of surprised you don’t remember, it was a very big deal at the time – in no small part because the only company big enough to handl the RFP was a mobbed up subsidiary company whose parent had been banned from bids on roadwork.
Of course we’ve had this discussion before, like your claim that Saint Kitty being under constant construction for the last 20 years is untrue because it has been in sections.
Ian 11:53 on 2026-04-15 Permalink
Ah found it – Louisburg was associated with Tony Accurso. It was under Tremblay.
I may have my timelines confused as I distinctly remeber Louisburg machinery on the excavation projects when they dug up all of Parc (in sections).
https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/mayor-defends-controversial-city-contracts/
I know Rabouin wanted to dig up the more northern section of Parc and that the Pins-Parc interchange was rebuilt in 2006 but I’m talking about the actual sewer work that lasted a couple of years, that ran from Mont-Royal up to Bernard (in sections) that took over 2 years to complete.
FWIW there is still a recurring sinkhole on Fairmount just east of Parc.