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This may be indeed true. Some say the construction is the fault of the city being old but I’ve seen the same street being worked on throughout the summer for tw
by sysbin 7y ago
This may be indeed true. Some say the construction is the fault of the city being old but I’ve seen the same street being worked on throughout the summer for two consecutive years. There is construction everywhere as well compared to other cities I’ve visited.
- charrondev 7y agoMontrealer here. Constant construction of everything is the norm. The roadways are a nightmare of poor construction and tons of detours. The thing that bugs me the most is that they can’t seem to get the hang of painting lines properly on the roads. Lines painted last 2 months at most, then are gone. I was driving this weekend on 3-4 land highways, that curve around corners and have no lines painted. Luckily our public transit is decent so I don’t normally have to drive.
- kps 7y ago> Lines painted last 2 months at most, then are gone. This is due to federal environmental standards; the old oil paints that actually worked are banned.
- charrondev 7y agoI actually wasn’t aware of this. I was wondering why there wasn’t a better alternative, but it seems there are environmentally friendly paints more durable than what is in use in Montreal. It’s just more expensive. I don’t really understand how that can be the blocker in a city with strong economic activity, high income taxes, high fuel taxes, and high property taxes (>4% in our downtown core on non-residential properties).
- zentiggr 7y agoOf course not. The company uses the substandard paint to ensure that there's a future need thus future income. The fac t that the shorter lasting paint is cheaper just gives the company a leverage point in the bidding. Google 'mafia', 'phoebus cartel', and many other examples of skimming, profiteering, and collusion to fix prices.
- Nasrudith 7y agoI wonder why they don't shift to using non-paint markers like a plaster or something at that point. The advantage of paint seems throughly lost overall.
- MisterTea 7y agoIn New York City we have four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction. Supposedly we're in autumn but the reality is it's the tail end of construction. We'll have a few months of crummy weather and then back to beautiful sunny construction.
- kitteh 7y agoAutoroute 20 has been under construction/repair since the 90s. Specifically the section between lachine towards decarie.