Users of busy Decarie/de Maisonneuve intersection vent frustration

CTV.ca, September 23rd 2011 -- People who need to use the busy, five-pronged intersection of Decarie Blvd., Upper Lachine Rd. and de Maisonneuve Blvd. got a chance to vent their frustration Thursday evening over the danger involved, whether it's in a car or on foot. The nearby construction of the McGill University Hospital Centre's (MUHC) new super hospital has made an already complex intersection even more daunting. "It doesn't feel safe at all," one pedestrian said Thursday evening. A meeting of the Good Neighbourly Relations Committee organized by the MUHC and the city featured a lot of complaints about the intersection coming from both motorists and pedestrians. "It's pathetic," said Projet Montréal city councillor Peter McQueen. "It's eight seconds for pedestrians to cross Decarie Boulevard and, with no warning, it goes from full walk man to green for the cars."