Mayor announces new measures to fix Montreal’s pothole problem
The city is adding manual patching contracts and targeted funds after weekly pothole counts reached 12,000, officials said.
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Faced with the scourge of potholes in the metropolis, Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada announced a series of measures on Wednesday, May 6, to improve the condition of the roads, including the launch of a new call for tenders. She also invited Saâd Tekiout, the citizen who fills the potholes himself, to submit a bid in order to operate legally. Also read: Montreal Airport is building a new section and here's what it will look like. "I comme…
Montreal unveils new strategy to tackle pothole crisis, promising lasting results
With drivers lamenting catastrophic road conditions and craters that keep coming back, Montreal is rolling out what it says will be longer-term fixes to its pothole problem. Officials say after eight years of underinvestment in equipment, the city is now trying to catch up with three new measures to ensure lasting repairs. “What I’m saying […]
Montreal mayor announces more money to tackle city's pothole problems
The city's "pothole vigilante," Saad Tekiout, who's taken to patching up potholes in his free time, is being encouraged to apply for an official contract to help fix Montreal's roads. Less than two months after the city presented its initial pothole action plan, mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is expanding the city's response.
Montreal is launching a new call for bids to fill more holes in the streets of the metropolis. And Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada directly invites Saâd Tekiout, this entrepreneur having decided to close potholes himself, to bid.
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