Traffic jams in and around Montreal are fraying some motorists’ nerves, and it’s become an abundantly clear problem around the years-long construction project on the Iles-Aux-Tourtes Bridge.
With the traffic comes more road rage incidents, and now that school is back, there will be even more vehicles on the road, and there are fears that it may get worse.
Following the assault on a woman last week, at least two more people have come forward with similar stories involving extremely aggressive drivers around the bridge.
The ageing bridge has been under constant repair while a new one is being built, meaning traffic slows to a halt almost 24 hours a day.
Vaudreuil-Dorion Mayor Guy Pilon said residents are running out of patience.
“I receive letters, word from citizens, from people almost every day about the fact that they are fed up,” he said. “They are tired; their patience is over, …