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The percentage of streets in \u201cpoor\u201d or \u201cvery poor\u201d condition by borough in Montreal based on data from the latest local street surveys conducted in 2022. (Credit: Auditor General 2024 report)<\/p>\nMontreal\u2019s crumbling roads are the result of mismanagement and poor planning, according to the city\u2019s 2024 Auditor General (AG) report. <\/p>\n
Equipment breakdowns, insufficient work, and the lack of a clear strategy for road upkeep were amongst the things flagged as issues by AG Andr\u00e9e Cossette. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe City has not established sufficient mechanisms to ensure efficient management of roadway maintenance and upkeep,\u201d she stated in her 512-page 2024 annual report, released Monday.<\/p>\n
Her findings point to \u201cinsufficient mechanisms\u201d and a \u201ccompartmentalized\u201d approach that hinders preventive maintenance and long-term planning. <\/p>\n
Nearly 40 per cent of local streets, managed by the boroughs, were in \u201cpoor\u201d or \u201cvery poor\u201d condition in 2024, in Montreal \u2014 higher than in 2023.<\/p>\n
The AG explained that barely three per cent of Montreal\u2019s local streets in poor condition received work between 2022 and 2024.<\/p>\n
The percentage of streets in \u201cpoor\u201d or \u201cvery poor\u201d condition by borough in Montreal based on data from the latest local street surveys conducted in 2022. (Credit: Auditor General 2024 report)<\/p>\n
Cossette also highlighted that residents ranked road maintenance as the city\u2019s top service priority, yet current efforts fall short. <\/p>\n
Boroughs like Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Sud-Ouest were singled out for underutilizing repair funds for repairing potholes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know that we have major challenges regarding all of our infrastructures,\u201d admitted Projet Montr\u00e9al leader and mayoral candidate Luc Rabouin. \u201cUnderground infrastructures, streets, buildings, and it\u2019s the case in Montreal, the case in all of Quebec, we know with hospitals, our schools. So we have to face decades of under-investment in our infrastructure. So we face it, we face it courageously.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I think that everybody understands that there\u2019s a lot of public works in our streets. I don\u2019t believe we could put more works in our streets than we are doing now.\u201d<\/p>\n
The report recommends clearer strategic goals, stronger borough involvement, and the creation of a defined preventive maintenance plan for arterial roads. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis lack of coordination compromises the quality of roadways, posing a safety risk to users,\u201d the auditor states.<\/p>\n
2024 annual report of the Auditor General of the City of Montreal <\/a> by CityNewsToronto <\/a> <\/p>\n The extensive AG report also covered various other issues, including how the Montreal Fire Department manages personal protective equipment, compensation of senior management employees, and reimbursements to borough staff.<\/p>\n Mayoral candidate Soraya Martinez Ferrada, the leader of opposition party Ensemble Montr\u00e9al, says the report confirms the current administration is raising taxes. <\/p>\n \u201cProjet Montr\u00e9al is failing to deliver basic municipal services, much to the dismay of residents,\u201d Ferrada said. \u201cAs mayor, I will restore rigor, transparency, and, above all, a focus on the real needs of residents. A well-managed city isn\u2019t a luxury; it\u2019s the minimum.\u201d<\/p>\n City officials are expected to address the report\u2019s findings in a press conference Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Montreal\u2019s crumbling roads are the result of mismanagement and poor planning, according to the city\u2019s 2024 Auditor General…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98986,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[49,48,295,66],"class_list":["post-98985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}