Montreal mystery roadwork: Orange cones, lane closed, traffic chaos - but why?

There is a lane blocked on Decarie Boulevard near Jean-Talon Street and no one seems to know why. That may not sound like an unusual Montreal mystery since orange cones line a huge proportion of the city's roadways, but this obstruction situated in one of the worst places is causing traffic chaos.

There is a lane blocked on Decarie Boulevard near Jean-Talon Street and no one seems to know why.

That may not sound like an unusual Montreal mystery since orange cones line a huge proportion of the city's roadways, but this obstruction situated in one of the worst places is causing traffic chaos.

Additionally, on Thursday morning there were no workers in sight.

Last Friday one section of sidewalk had been dug up but there's seemingly been no more work on the site since then.

Nonetheless, orange cones are blocking an entire lane, creating a backlog of cars all along Decarie Blvd. northbound, in what is always a very busy area.

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce City Councillor Sonny Moroz said he hasn't been able to get any answers about the roadwork.

He said he's contacted those responsible at his borough, at the central city and even at Quebec's Transport Ministry, but to no avail.