A safety barrier designed to prevent head-on collisions along a deadly stretch of Highway 50 in western Quebec must be dismantled and reinstalled just hours after being put in, the province's Transportation Ministry says. The 5.4-kilometre section of Highway 50 near Buckingham, between the end of the divided autoroute and chemin Doherty, has gained a lethal reputation over the years. The high-tension cable barrier was installed as a pilot project in an attempt to cut down on the number of fatal collisions there. Despite the failure of one cable, Faubert said the safety barrier would still do its job in the event of a collision. The collapsed cable had been reinstalled by Friday morning, but the bigger job of reinstalling all the tensioners will eventually require the complete closure of that section of Highway 50.

Source: CBC News July 17, 2020 19:43 UTC