MONTREAL — Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is sharing her own experience about one of the city’s most infamous road problems after saying she blew two tires when she hit potholes on a busy Montreal street.
Martinez Ferrada posted a video on social media Monday evening with a tow-truck driver, promising solutions for Montreal drivers.
The issue has become a big headache for many Montreal motorists over the past few weeks after numerous potholes appeared on the streets of the city during a warm spell in January.
CAA Québec spokesperson Simon Bourrassa said flat-tire service calls in Montreal and Laval jumped 75 per cent from Jan. 9 to 20 compared with last year.
It’s Martinez Ferrada’s first winter in office as mayor of Montreal.
The mayor said she was driving on Notre-Dame Street which includes a section that was named Montreal’s worst road in CAA Québec’s 2025 online citizen vote.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 3, 2026.
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