82 days later, no repairs started on washed-out road dividing small Quebec town
A small Quebec town remains divided after a major washout destroyed a critical road 82 days ago. Local officials express frustration over bureaucratic delays in securing government funding and environmental approvals for the $3 million repair project.
Why it matters
It highlights the impact of administrative gridlock on rural infrastructure and emergency service accessibility during natural disasters.
Spray painted white lines on the ground track the ongoing erosion that continues with every rainfall.
It's been 82 days since heavy rain washed away parts of Principale Street and de L’Ascension Road that connects the small municipality to the city of Rivière-Rouge on Aug. 3.
The mayor says on its end, L’Ascension is ready to start work to repair the road.
They have their contractor, the engineer plans are in place and the replacement culvert — twice the diameter of the previous one — is sitting idly by the protective fencing that surrounds the giant crater.
Situation in L'Ascension, Que., 'stable' after municipality declares state of emergency
The municipality says it's waiting for the green light from the Quebec government to begin the repair, which their contractor expects to take five weeks and cost roughly $3 million.
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