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St-Jean Boulevard undergoing major roadwork in DDO

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St-Jean Boulevard construction causing delays
West Island commuters have been slowed by roadwork taking place on St-Jean Boulevard. Global's Billy Shields reports – Jun 12, 2017

For the past week, there’s been a new traffic pattern on St-Jean Boulevard in Dollard-des-Ormeaux.

Buckle up — it will likely be around for the rest of the summer.

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“There’s all these detours,” Oriana Gagnon, a commuter from Verdun, said. “It’s a drag.”

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Workers are tearing up part of the road to do maintenance on gas, hydro and fibre-optic lines.

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The end result is that some lanes of St-Jean Boulevard are closed, and potentially confusing detours have cropped up.

“It’s confusing I think,” Gagnon added.

The work is slated to last until the end of the summer.

The work is taking place south of Shakespeare, up to the Pointe-Claire border, and some commuters said it adds about a half hour each way.

Dollard-des-Ormeaux officials said companies like Hydro-Québec can service their lines whenever they wish, and that traffic concerns are out of the city’s hands.

 

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