Traffic near the MUHC superhospital will go through another change later this summer, when the Decarie Blvd. underpass is finally re-opened, allowing Transport Quebec to close and demolish the St. Jacques St. overpass

The road underneath the train tracks, just west of the Vendome metro/train station, was closed in the fall of 2011 as major roadwork was done in the area.

In the years since the overpass used by trains has been moved and rebuilt but the work to construct the new roadway has been delayed by the effort to find an honest company to do the work.

The original contractor, Louisbourg, has since been fined for fraud and corruption and the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) ruled last year that the company could no longer work for the city of Montreal."When the Law 1 was approved creating the accreditation process through the AMF we all knew there would be an impact," said city councillor Lionel Perez.

With the contract up for tender again, a new company was chosen this spring and construction on the new, wider roadway with two lanes in each direction is well underway.

Councillor Lionel Perez said everything is in place for Decarie Blvd. to re-open in the next few weeks.

"We had to ensure there was a confidence in awarding contracts to entrepreneurs that there was a vetting process," said Perez.

"That caused delays in 2013 and obviously has a domino effect."

The delays haven't left many locals with a sunny disposition.

"We need the street open and it's been three years so it's time. Our taxes have gone up you know there was no delay in that,” said Gordon Nelson of Nelson Garage.

When the street re-opens Transport Quebec will then be free to continue with its next project planned for the area: demolishing the St. Jacques St. overpass.

As part of creating a new Turcot Interchange the bridge that crosses Decarie Blvd. needs to be lowered by one metre.

That repair work, locals assume, will bring a whole new set of long-lasting headaches.

"You're back to the same problem traffic, traffic traffic and it's not like it's a stop traffic where you know you've got visibility, people drive by like maniacs," said Nick Patulli of the Crowley Arts Centre.