A Saint-Laurent entrepreneur has grown tired of the construction sites that have been going on around his business for three years now.

“I own a business that has been established in the St-Laurent borough for over 25 years. We’ve been in the industrial park on Guénette Street since the early 2000s, and previously on Henri Bourassa Boulevard,” wrote Vincent Sabourin in a letter to the City of Montreal and the borough’s elected officials.

“As a St-Laurent business, we’ve been living with traffic for several years, and we’re aware that being close to the city comes at a price. However, we’ve reached new heights.”

In Henri-Bourassa, “you recently extended the construction site to Highway 13. Your project is even immortalized on Google Earth!” notes the mechanical contractor.

“Aside from granite curbs and an unused, unusable bike path in the industrial park, we’ve seen zero progress: the roadway on Henri Bourassa is still as ugly as ever, and the trucks are digging holes as if they’re panning for gold… Industries are inaccessible, people are impatient, and with trucks, it’s downright dangerous.”

“To make matters worse, you’ve launched work on Thimens Boulevard and Bois-Franc at the same time, which means we’re completely isolated. There’s no coordination between your construction sites.”

Mr. Sabourin says it can take a long time for his employees to arrive or leave their workplace. He says he receives complaints and even resignations related to these arduous commutes.