Pointe-Claire Mayor Morris Trudeau is putting pen to paper to express his frustrations about the slow progress to fix the crumbling Sources Boulevard overpass above Highway 20.
Trudeau plans to demand that the Quebec government explain why no repair work will be made to the elevated structure until 2018.
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Martin Coiteux, the minister responsible for the Montreal region, announced Friday that there is no money available to repair the overpass in 2017.
Between $10 to $25 million is needed to fix the structure from 2018-2019.
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Trudeau argues that’s too late.
“It’s urgent that they repair that overpass sooner rather than later,” he said.
A Transports Quebec engineering report from November 2016, shows page after page of corroded metal, exposed rebar and crumbling asphalt.
The engineer’s report warns pieces of concrete are at risk of falling and it recommends the overpass be repaired.
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“Ideally, the City of Pointe-Claire would like to see that overpass torn down and reconfigured and rebuilt brand new,” Trudeau said.
Transports Quebec spokesperson Martin Girard told Global News Thursday that no major repairs have been done since 2013.
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Nevertheless, Coiteux insists the overpass is safe.
“We’re talking about 2018. We’re in 2017, so we’re not talking about the distant future,” Coiteux said.
Transports Quebec told Global News the department’s inspectors will be constantly monitoring the structure to ensure the public’s safety.
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The next general inspection is scheduled for 2019.
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