Quebec's Crumbling Roads: Engineers' Urgent Call for Action

0:00It's April 8th. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is Vancouver News Today, local news powered by AI. Quebec's roads are crumbling under potholes this year, and the order of engineers warns it will only worsen without fast action on aging infrastructure. They've got too many paved roads for the budget, leaving maintenance way behind. Historically, the province built 2.5 times more kilometers of paved roads per person than Ontario, and now funds can't keep up with. Cares, emergencies, and basics. Officials say skipping early fixes makes costs skyrocket exponentially. Experts like engineering prof, Alan Carter, point out that road upkeep starts cheap, but explodes of delayed, and Quebec's methods match neighbors. It's... Pure neglect, hitting hard. Drivers feel it daily with bumpy rides and safety risks. The Auditor General's 2025 report shows investments always miss the mark, and the infrastructure plan ignores municipal streets plus.

1:01Climate change impacts. Leaders aren't tracking the full crisis data for the public. Engineers demand halting new highways to pour cash into fixes, even swapping low-traffic paved roads for tough, low-cost gravel ones that beat old school versions. Time to maintain what we got before handing deficits to the next crew.