Louise Harel proposes solution to asphalt shortage

Louise Harel has a creative solution to Montreal’s pothole problem.

On Wednesday the leader of the Vision Montreal Party suggested that the city produce its own asphalt.

City council is having a hard time selecting an asphalt company to repair Montreal’s roads for the next two years .

CBC reported that the council is in a deadlock over who to hire after seven of the companies considered were either named or linked to the Charbonneau Commission.

The contract up for grabs is worth five million dollars.

Meanwhile the mayor maintains that the city has no other options.

Michael Applebaum told the media in March that the city is forced to hire one of these alledgedly corrupted companies if Montrealers want potholes filled.  

City council is holding a special meeting on Friday to decide what to do.

Flickr Photo by: (matt)

STORY WRITTEN BY: ALYSSA TREMBLAY