The province's public infrastructure report shows that half of the 31,000 kilometres of roads under the province's care are rated "poor" or "very poor." The government says it would need to spend $15 billion in repairs alone to fix its crumbling streets, highways and overpasses. Quebec Transport Minister André Fortin said the Quebec government is prepared to invest in Quebec's road network. (Francis Vachon/Canadian Press) Over the next decade, the province plans to spend nearly $20 billion on Quebec's road network as part of a sweeping public infrastructure plan. She said that Quebec spent decades without investing in the road network, especially at the municipal level, and now it has to be fixed.

Source: CBC News March 30, 2018 17:01 UTC