Quebec government paves the way towards better roads

Driving through the bumps and ruts in the roads of Argenteuil will go a little smoother this year, following a $2.3-million injection of provincial funding into the rehabilitation of municipal roads throughout the county, with $1.5 million earmarked for Argenteuil.

MNA d'Argenteuil David Whissell announced on August 25 that all nine municipalities within the Argenteuil region will benefit from the aid program, which aims to improve roads.

In Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, the municipality is expected to begin to install culverts on Harrington and Rawcliffe Roads to improve drainage and to better conserve the roadways.

The Municipality of Gore will break ground on major improvements to Cambria and Scott Roads, to enhance the safety of users.

Signalization, the reduction of speed and security in residential areas and surrounding the elementary school will lead to new signage and improved signalization in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil.

"I would like to thank MNA Whissell and his office for this financial assistance," said Mille-Isles Mayor Yvon Samson. "This grant will allow us [the Municipality of Mille-Isles] to complete the paving of Black Road over a distance of 600 metres and to improve drainage by digging ditches and improving the intersection of Black Road and Tamaracouta Road."

In Grenville, work will commence on King Street, while the Chemin de la Rivière-Maskinongé is repaired in Harrington and the Chemin de la Deuxième Concession is repaired in Brownsburg-Chatham.

In Wentworth, crews will be busy repairing culverts on a variety of roads, while curbs are installed and roads are being paved in Lachute.

"The investment priorities were established with the objectives of preserving important highways in each municipality by carrying out major repairs," said Whissell. "It is important to support the development of existing road networks. These projects represent an important contribution to economic development in each of our municipalities and they serve to encourage the tourism industry and the arrival of new families in the region."