POTHOLE PERILS
Transport Quebec has identified a pothole on Highway 40 as the likely cause of vehicle damages reported by a couple in April, including damage to a West Island couple’s windshield, which they described as being shattered by debris resembling a “meteor.” Transport Quebec received reports of vehicle damage on Highway 40 East near the Highway 13 viaduct in St-Laurent. Louis-André Bertrand stated that punctures linked to a pothole were reported in the sector during the same period.
As originally reported by the Gazette, Dan Cholewa and Hillary Cohen were traveling east on Highway 40 when their windshield was shattered by concrete.
They reported the incident to an officer who attributed the issue to a pothole on Highway 13 above Highway 40, noting that a dozen similar reports had been received.
The Transport Quebec patrol officer who responded to the incident “concluded that the incident was probably due to a loss of cargo from a vehicle that drove into a pothole or a piece of ice that broke off from another nearby vehicle,” St-Laurent, Transport Quebec spokesperson Louis-André Bertrand wrote.
“I know that it was not ice,” Cholewa said. “I’ve had ice fly at me before. And this was so clear as day concrete because of the shape of it, and the texture. You could see the grainy texture of it as it hit the windshield.”
SERVICING SAINT HUBERT
CARSTAR has announced the opening of CARSTAR Greenfield Park, located at 5465 Rue Kenginston, Saint-Hubert, Quebec. The owner of the new location, Jean-Luc Rouleau, has been in the industry for nearly 30 years, beginning his career as a painter and working his way up to now owning two CARSTAR locations, with CARSTAR Greenfield Park joining CARSTAR Longueuil Ouest. “We are thrilled to have expanded our operations to open a new location in Saint-Hubert to serve more customers in our community,” said Rouleau. “I have been in the CARSTAR network for many years, and I am proud to continue growing alongside this brand.” CARSTAR Greenfield Park is 3,700 square feet and is staffed by a team of five full-time collision repair experts. “Jean-Luc is an incredible owner, and I can’t wait to see what is in store for him and his teams,” said Rémi Michaud, zone director, CARSTAR Canada. “I’m proud to see him expand his business to help serve more customers.”
