Urban transport of dangerous materials called into question after rush-hour explosion

Following the deadly explosion on the Metropolitan, transport experts and the political opposition are questioning the routing of flammable or combustible materials on Montreal's arteries.

DanielDancause,an emergency measures councilor at Prudent Groupe Conseil, saidthe explosion points to the need for greater safety measures.

"We would need to have a way to harmonize tracking systems with GPS and put them together so authorities can have an idea of what's being transported here," Dancause told Radio-Canada.

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Some arguetracking dangerous materials doesn't go far enough and that they should bererouted away from urban centres, except for deliveries.

'We need to look for solutions'

The Parti Qubcois would like to see a main artery running from east to west in Montreal where truckers would have priority so they could make their deliveries within the city.

The PQ goes on to state that trucks which simply need to pass through the city could be expected to use alternate roads.

"We need to look for solutions," the PQ stated in a press release.

They went on to say that a more efficient and transparent system is needed totransportdangerous materials "whether by truck or by train."