NF - As if Quebec drivers need more challenges on their roadways!

[SlowPoke]

http://www.lfpress.com/2012/11/20/miscommunication-leads-to-hydro-pole-in-the-middle-of-a-quebec-roadway

(Article with picture)

 

ESTRIE, Que. - When driving in Quebec, watch out for the hydro poles, especially the ones sticking out of the middle of the road.

 

A road about 180 km east of Montreal was recently widened so drivers didn't have to manoeuvre around a bend that was deemed dangerous. However, the transport department and the hydro utility didn't communicate to have two hydro poles removed.

 

The regional director for the transport department admitted there was a miscommunication with Hydro-Quebec.

 

"It's unacceptable," said Gilles Bourque. "As the one responsible for the regional transport network, we should have ensured that this didn't happen."

 

Gilles Therrien, owner of the company that executed the work, said he was embarrassed about the poles, but there was nothing he could do - he was just following orders, he said.

 

"Everyone knows it looks crazy," he told QMI Agency. "But the transport department is our client. You must understand, I was somewhat uncomfortable to criticize them."

 

It will cost up to $10,000 to remove the poles and repair the road again.

 

The poles were reportedly removed late Tuesday.

[GBW]

Is that Mercman in the truck?

 

Edited November 23, 2012 by GBW

[DRIFTER_016]

I hope the project lead is looking for a new job.

The paving contractor needs to be black balled too!!!

[SlowPoke]

I hope the project lead is looking for a new job.

The paving contractor needs to be black balled too!!!

There's a whole lot of people in the Quebec construction racket squirming right now

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/tag/quebec-construction-scandal

[moxie]

Hilarious and as unfortunate as it might be, not surprising given the decades of corruption and neglect in that neck of the woods.

[Twocoda]

Removal of the poles was issued long ago...but it was written in English...

[dhickey]

The rest of Canada realy feals for the people of Quebec.

To see all of our equillisation payments being put towards education and training it realy is a shame to see money so well spent.

[SlowPoke]

Removal of the poles was issued long ago...but it was written in English...

Ohhhh, don't even get me started!!! LMAO!!!

http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/walmart-old-navy-and-others-taking-quebec-government-to-court-over-language-laws-1.1049032

[Fisherman]

Oh don't get me going on them, back in the '70s listening to the morning news, it was common for the announcer to say, Highway 170 kills another(between Jonquiere and Chicoutimi), if they all weren't trying to be a bunch of Villeneuves, they might live longer. Never figured out how a road could kill someone, but you try and get them to believe it.

[Fisherman]

"Quebec drivers face new challenge. Rest of country still challenged by Quebec drivers"

 

 

Doesn't have to be much of a challenge either

[Rod Caster]

hahaha Perfect way to hide all the other little mistakes

[bushart]

C'mon guys--it's pretty plain to me

 

Remember this is Quebec

 

Obviously it's a public pole dancing venue

 

 

Sheez---must I always have to solve these