As Quebec construction holiday kicks off, drivers urged to heed warnings

As nan mostly of Quebec’s building manufacture workers timepiece retired for nan adjacent 2 weeks for nan building holiday, provincial constabulary are urging be aware connected nan roads.

“The constabulary beingness will beryllium intensive this weekend,” Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Nicolas Scholtus said.

Authorities are putting retired a telephone to drivers to beryllium alert while down nan instrumentality and slow down.

Officers will beryllium fanning retired pinch squads crossed nan state successful afloat force.

“We will beryllium retired location enforcing nan rule making judge that group are slowing down,” Scholtus said.

“We want group to beryllium safe connected nan roadworthy arsenic good arsenic nan assemblage of h2o and off-road.”

The yearly blitz follows a peculiarly deadly summer. Last twelvemonth much than 22 fatal collisions were reported connected Quebec roads.

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From Sept. 22 to Aug. 5, nan mostly of occupation sites successful nan state will beryllium astatine a standstill arsenic astir 200,000 Quebecers caput retired of nan office.

According to CAA-Quebec, almost a 3rd of each yearly roadworthy deaths hap during nan summertime play – erstwhile vacationing locals and visitors deed nan highways successful ample numbers.

“We’re talking astir speeding, intoxicant and fatigue. It’s funny because group are connected picnic for 2 weeks but they want to do those activities successful a short play of time,” spokesperson André Durocher said.