As many off you may know by now there was a structurel failure of an highway overpass in the city of Laval which is north of Montreal just over a week ago in which 5 people lost their lives and half a dozen or so injured when a 12mx20m section fell onto the highway below.

This part of the highway was built 36 years ago and was supose to last a total of 70 years.It's also not the first time that an overpass has colapsed in Laval,six years ago another overpass killing one person.

Now what really get me about the whole thing is why was there not more done to prevent this disasster.Because there were warning signs before the colapse.An hour an a half before the colapse a 911 call was made by someone informing that there were peices of concret falling from the overpass.Police answered the call and a road crew from transport Quebec removed the concret.Half an hour before the colapse "Inspectors" where sent to inspect the overpass and said that everthing was fine,Oops !

A second overpass on the same sretch of highway was closed as a procaution due to the fact that it constructed at the same time as the other one and was made from the same materials and has since been torn down.

Now drivers around Montreal and surrounding ares are keeping an eye as they drive under overpasses cause you never know if your entering the highway to hell!