Residents losing patience with delays of new bridge on Ile Bizard [Video]

Ile Bizard’s newly-elected mayor, Doug Hurley, is a retired police commander who says Montreal hasn’t properly addressed how to manage traffic for the 18,000 people who live in his borough.

The city is building a new bridge to replace the current one, which has reached the end of its life. But the construction work has dramatically reduced traffic flow with no alternative route to reach the island.

“It basically means if you’re a resident here between the hours of roughly 3:30 till 6:30 at night, you’re going to be delayed 20 minutes to almost 50 minutes in traffic for about 300 yards, which is ridiculous,” said

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The Jacques-Bizard bridge is the only way to get on or off the island. A police officer at each end of the bridge now directs traffic but the mayor says it’s no longer enough, especially for the safety of pedestrians.

“The problem is car …