LACHINE – If you’ve ever passed through Lachine, chances are you’ve probably been on St. Jacques St.
Referred to as one of Lachine’s busiest roadways, St. Jacques St. isn’t exactly a walk in the park.
Recently, it got a little harder for residents and merchants.
“They took away the stop signs on St. Jacques,” said Lachine borough councillor Maja Vodanovic.
“We had two stop signs to allow people to cross.”
According to the borough, when Transports Quebec closed the access to Highway 20 eastbound from St. Pierre Ave., they decided to make St. Jacques St. the detour.
“It essentially made the distance between the two closest traffic lights over 300 meters,” said David Marshall, executive director of Revitalisation Saint-Pierre, a community group in Lachine.
Residents and merchants decided to take matters into their own hands.
“We had a huge citizen uproar,” said Vodanovic.
“We had 40 people at a meeting and we said it was not our decision, it was something imposed on us.”
After weeks of lobbying, the stop signs were finally reinstalled last Saturday morning.
“What we were hoping for is a traffic light to be installed here at the corner of du Chalet and St. Jacques streets,” said Marshall.
“Eventually, that’s supposed to be the solution and in the meantime, while we wait for our solution, we’ve got a stop sign.”
Lachine said the work isn’t over, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.
“Redo the sidewalks, the streets, plant trees and make it nicer to kind of make good of the bad we have to suffer.”
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