After mayor’s double flat tire, Notre-Dame Street gets potholes filled
Posted February 4, 2026 11:16 am.
The pothole-filled street that gave the Montreal mayor two flat tires earlier this week got a lot smoother on Tuesday.
Just a day after Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada blew two tires on Notre-Dame Street, crews were out patching holes on the street that was recently named Montreal’s worst road.
On Wednesday morning, CityNews spotted fresh patches where large gaping holes once wreaked havoc on vehicles.
Numerous potholes appeared on the streets of the metropolis during a thaw in January. The issue has become a big headache for many Montreal motorists.
Martinez Ferrada said the city is operating in emergency mode to patch potholes but faces equipment shortages.
Experts say quick pothole patches are only a short-term fix.
Montreal has a narrow window in the year when temperatures allow asphalt to properly be set. Miss that window, and repairs won’t hold.
“You’re putting it down in a wet climate,” explained Joey De Michele of Pavage Montreal. “As soon as the asphalt touches the ground, it’s hot. So it melts the ice and it creates water. So the adhesion will never be there.
“There’s certain measures that they take to seal the joints so that water doesn’t get into the repairs.”
–With files from Zachary Cheung
