A Quebec Town Has Waited 82 Days for Road Repairs. About 300 People Are Cut Off.
Mayor Jacques Allard stands in front of the 70-foot gap that now divides his town of L’Ascension. It has been 82 days since heavy rain washed away parts of Principale Street and de L’Ascension Road that connects the small municipality to Rivière-Rouge on Aug. 3.
Thirty per cent of the small population lives on the other side of the gap, meaning around 300 people are cut off from their community. The municipality says it is waiting for the green light from the Quebec government to begin the repair, which its contractor expects to take five weeks and cost roughly $3 million.
AI-generated discussion · Different perspectives
The mayor says the town is ready to start; the contractor has a five-week estimate and a roughly $3 million price. The missing piece is approval.
A roughly $3 million repair directly in front of the fire hall is not a trivial approval. The wait is frustrating, but the stakes justify scrutiny.