It is on a poorly lit street and considered dangerous by many citizens of the sector that a pedestrian died Friday, in Laval, denounce municipal elected officials who are asking for changes to avoid other deaths.
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“The mayor must become aware of this unacceptable situation and act accordingly”, cowardly on the phone Isabelle Piché, municipal councilor of Saint-François.
It was in this eastern district of Laval that a 67-year-old pedestrian died after being hit by a driver as she crossed Marcel-Villeneuve Avenue, according to Laval police, who concluded that it is an accident.
Another pedestrian died on the same road in 2017, hit by a driver who had fled.
Looking like a country road, this avenue is the link between the Saint-François district and Highway 440.
Very busy, the road is however poorly lit.
Photo Olivier Faucher
Councilors Isabelle Piché and Paolo Galati along the road.
“During the election campaign, it was the main request: I want lights on Marcel-Villeneuve”, explains Ms. Piché, who met The newspaper to discuss the problem.
She was accompanied by her colleague Paolo Galati, elected in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul.
Residents to whom The newspaper spoke lamented the problem.
“Everyone complains about that in Saint-François, it’s become a big gag,” says Manon Gibeault.
If pedestrians are rather rare there, some can walk on the side of the street to get to certain pedestrian paths.
There is no pedestrian infrastructure on the vast majority of the road.
No electricity, says the mayor
In an interview, the mayor of Laval, Stéphane Boyer, maintained that it was not possible to light the road as long as there is no residential development on one of the two sides, because it is on this way that the electricity will be installed there.
However, he mentioned that the City was studying the possibility of lighting this type of street using solar panels.