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After an early bout of winter weather, the City of Montreal is planning to fill and pave 25,000 potholes before the holiday season gets underway.

The city, which made the announcement Wednesday, said the operation will focus on road craters that have appeared since last spring due to “unusual weather conditions.”

The work will be carried out both day and night in order not to create traffic headaches.

“We’re doing construction work to fix the aging infrastructure in Montreal,” said city spokesperson Philippe Sabourin. “In fact we’re starting to catch up. With all the construction we’re doing, we have now new asphalt and that will prevent the creation of potholes.”

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As part of the plan, 16 machines will patch up potholes across all 19 of the city’s boroughs. This will be done in addition to emergency paving operations that the boroughs oversee.

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However, the city says the plan is dependent on the weather since patching up potholes can only be done when streets are dry and it is not too cold outside.

Montrealers can report potholes to the city by contacting 311.

The city says the plan is to ensure the safety of all road users as the winter season gets underway. The move comes a few days after the Plante administration unveiled a new series of measures aimed at protecting pedestrians on city streets.

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— With files from Global News’ Tim Sargeant