It has been 10 years since the de la Concorde overpass collapsed on Highway 19 in Laval, killing five people underneath and injuring six others who were on the overpass.
The incident happened at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept, 30, 2006.
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There had been warnings from drivers and an inspector who looked at the span just an hour before a 20-metre section of the overpass disintegrated.
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A year-long inquiry headed by former Quebec premier Pierre-Marc Johnson didn’t lay any specific blame, but called it the result of a sequential chain of events.
However, the commission that investigated the accident did blame the Quebec Transport Ministry for failing to take the necessary steps to fix the structure.
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The ministry now inspects overpasses and bridges every two or three years, instead of every five to six years.
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