A drainage project that started years ago in Lorette, is continuing this summer.

Tache Mayor Robert Rivard explains each year they make some drainage improvements along a few streets in that community. Where there are ditches, crews are installing inground drainage instead. The ditches are then filled, resulting in a street that looks more urban and less like a rural road.

"It allows the people to have grass right to the street and it beautifies it a lot and it helps with our drainage at the same time," says Rivard.

This year they are targeting Chamberland Street, Rosa Street, Therrien Street and Joseph Place. Rivard notes it will take a few weeks to complete the work. Then, next year, once everything settles crews redo the streets to bring them up to a better standard.

Rivard says because the work is happening in the ditch, it should not be cumbersome for motorists.

"So there's not a whole lot of interference with the local traffic," he says. "You might have to wait for a loader to get out of the way or something, but it's nothing major."

Rivard explains residents won't see the cost on their taxes as the LUD of Lorette takes money from reserves each year to cover the cost.

Meanwhile, another project underway in Lorette involves the rebuilding of about a block and a half of Gagnon Avenue.

"That's been a major concern for the residents for two or three years since a new development went in behind where Gagnon runs to," notes Rivard. "So there's been a lot more traffic on it."

Rivard says they were going to resurface that road last year but then discovered the base was no good. So this year they are tearing up the entire street and then rebuilding it. He notes this is causing traffic delays.