A view of potholes from Le Monde
A writer for Le Monde (en anglais!) sees our potholes through a political lens. The writer seems to have been contacted by Ensemble and to take their part, but doesn’t know enough of the city’s recent history to ask why the potholes were not permanently dealt with under Denis Coderre either. He also doesn’t seem to grasp why roadwork can’t be done in wintertime.
Joey 10:09 on 2025-05-05 Permalink
I note the journalist is originally from France and came to Montreal last summer by way of Vancouver. I can only presume he went over a pothole, busted his car real good and decided this is news.
Blork 10:55 on 2025-05-05 Permalink
They could have at least used a photo of a proper pothole. The pothole illustrated would barely be noticed by a motorist. The ones that cause problems are two or three times deeper than that.
I was driving around the city one day last week and saw a bunch of potholes that you could basically fit a watermelon into.
jeather 15:43 on 2025-05-05 Permalink
Blork, that giant pothole is your fault.
Blork 21:24 on 2025-05-05 Permalink
I was thinking that too.