Hydro-Quebec replacing pylon after crash that caused massive power outages [Video]

Hydro-Quebec is working to replace the electrical pylon that collapsed on Montreal’s South Shore following a collision between a bus and a car last weekend.

“We are carefully removing each cable. Of course, there’s no power on it right now but the structure that came down is still attached to other pylons,” explains Cendrix Bouchard, a spokesperson with Hydro-Quebec. “We’re being very precise in the work that we do and the order in which we do it in order to not cause a problem on the network on a different pylon.”

The Crown corporation says it is doing its best to work efficiently for commuters using Highway 30 while prioritizing its workers’ safety.

“We’re trying to [work] as quickly as possible because we do understand that there’s an impact on traffic,” said Bouchard, noting work to replace the pylon started Wednesday morning but stalled due to the heavy rain.

He points out that though this incident was a unique one, Hydro-Quebec does sometimes replace pylons …