Now surrounded by concrete blocks, this parking lot in Baie-Saint-Paul was considered a rest area for truckers transiting between Quebec and the North Shore.
“It’s a private place, on the other hand, it allowed a lot of people”, expresses a carrier.
Normally using this stop, this driver was surprised to see the new appearance of the parking lot belonging to the Village shopping center.
“I find it a little weird, they must be losing a lot of money. What they’re going to do, they’re going to find another place, then they won’t stop here anymore,” he said.
However, the problem is that places to stop are a rare commodity on Route 138. Some carriers stop at Saint-Anne-de-Beaupré to sleep.
“Between Quebec City and the BSC-Tadoussac ferry, there is almost nothing there,” explains a man.
“It was the only place we had in this corner to go to sleep”, says another road worker
“It’s a calculation to really go up on the North Shore, either you have to be able to get here to Saint-Hilarion or Cap-à-l’Aigle to La Malbaie”, specifies a driver disappointed by the treatment reserved for the trucking environment.
For example, truckers now have to stop at places where they need to check their brakes.
The private institution in Baie-Saint-Paul decided on June 15 in the file that had been dragging on for several years. Compensation for parking maintenance costs was requested from the MTQ.
“They have the right to stop somewhere, he has to rest,” said a customer of the shopping center.
“Apart from that, the people who came there, what did he tell them that he was not going to shop”, indicates a citizen dissatisfied with the decision of the management.
“I respect the owner’s right to manage his property,” said a Charlevoisien.
Now the ball is in the Department of Transport’s court. A call for interest was launched recently. This is the second attempt made by Quebec.
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