There are no orange cones, detour directions or signs of roadwork at the new bike path in Beaconsfield — but residents insist what’s left is far from a job well done.
A ridge a couple inches high runs down almost one kilometre of road stretching along Elm Avenue from Allancroft Road to the Beaconsfield train station.
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The uneven pavement is forcing cars to drive on the other side of the road — sometimes even into oncoming traffic.
“I mean it’s a classic, very incompetent job done by a contractor,” said Beaconsfield mayor Georges Bourelle.
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Residents say the bike path was supposed to be finished last year.
It’s a $1.5 million contract that was awarded by the City of Montreal.
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A ribbon cutting is scheduled for Aug. 29.
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