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Trying to solve Montreal’s traffic issues

WATCH ABOVE: Traffic and construction continues in Montreal. Senior Anchor Jamie Orchard spoke with Transport 2000 president François Pepin to get some insight into what can be done to ease the congestion – Sep 15, 2016

With traffic and construction in Montreal not letting up, commuters can expect to see orange cones throughout the city as summer winds down.

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Construction and repairs have been taking place on both highways and roads, causing delays.

Senior Anchor Jamie Orchard sat down with François Pepin, president of Transport 2000, to talk about traffic problems and what’s being done with public transport to help road congestion.

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Transport 2000 is an association that looks to develop and improve public transport in Quebec, while also making sure that user opinions are heard.

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With a new year school year already started, Pepin acknowledged that the city needs to do something.

“For the last year, what we asked for was to improve bus routes,” Pepin said.

“September is incredible with all the congestion everywhere [and] traffic jams.”

Pepin spoke of how traffic has forced many people to plan ahead.

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“What we see is people are leaving earlier, as soon as 5:30 a.m.,” Pepin said.

“[If] you look at the Decarie or Metropolitain, it’s jammed all day long. It used to be jammed only during rush hours.”
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