St-Jacques reopening doesn't solve all merchants' woes

CTV.ca, September 3 2011 -- A gateway to the west end was reopened Friday morning but the construction work that closed the St-Jacques exit from Highway 20 West is still jackhammering bottom lines. Several businesses near Decarie and Upper Lachine remain difficult to access due to the ongoing construction at the MUHC superhospital. They include the Kosa Arts Centre, which was built on the site of a former daycare on Crowley in 2009. Nick Patulli's centre has offered top-flight conference and stage facilities since it opened in 2009 but its location in the midst of the dust, closed roads and trucks hasn't led people to stream to its doors.