Elected officials of 17 Outaouais communities are calling for the Quebec government to make major investments into Route 105, a winding stretch of highway that runs from Gatineau to Maniwaki. "Route 105 is dangerous," Chantal Lamarche, reeve of the MRC de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, told Radio-Canada in a French-language interview. The mayors also urged transportation minister, François Bonnardel, to provide concrete answers about when to expect the extension of Highway 5, a bypass for Route 105. Tourists, timber common along winding roadLow Mayor Carole Robert told Radio-Canada used the road to attend Tuesday night's meeting, calling it "rough on some sections ... that really need work." Two people were killed on Route 105 in February and a man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision on the road in March.

Source: CBC News August 26, 2021 14:34 UTC