Late 2000s

CODERRE’S COSMETIC WORK

2017-19 capital works program: “(Studies) were done, from 2010 to 2015, on all the road, water and sewer networks to understand the evolution of the degradation of these assets over time. Globally, (they) demonstrate that the maintenance deficit, in kilometres, tripled during the five years that were studied. Thus, despite the increased efforts and investments made by the city of Montreal over the last two years, the analyses show a deterioration of the road, water and sewer networks . ... According to this picture of the situation, it is necessary for the city to invest more and that the implementation be done at an accelerated pace.” Justifying cosmetic work: “The significance of this target is directly related to the city of Montreal’s willingness to eliminate the maintenance deficit of the road network in five years by intensively rehabilitating the roadway instead of reconstructing it.” Road maintenance deficit: $2.2B as of 2016 Timeline to overcome deficit:

5 years

(and 10 years for sewers and water network)

Fact check:

Even with nearly $100 million ■ extra invested in roadwork (25 per cent increase) in 2017, the proportion of roads in poor condition stayed around 29.5 per cent. The city under Coderre drove ■ up costs by multiplying construction contracts and work sites with 375th anniversary projects.