More than a week after torrential rains washed out roads, some people in central New Brunswick are still cut off from their communities.
Road crews remain scattered throughout the province, filling in holes, reshaping roads and building new bridges.
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure says crews will return to many of these locations in the coming weeks, as some of the repairs are only temporary.
Of the nearly 200 roads impacted by flood damage in the Saint John district, about 80 per cent are now passable. But with washouts still on the list of repairs to be done, road crews will still be on the ground throughout the weekend.
People who live on a stretch of ruined road in Cambridge-Narrows hope they're next on the list.
“We haven't heard a word about when it's going to be fixed, if it's going to be fixed,” said resident Harry McGibbon.
The province says about 130 department staff and 40 private contractors have been out making repairs. Some of the repairs require materials that are taking time to acquire.
But in the meantime, cut off residents are feeling the impact.
“It's an extra 60 kilomteres for me to drive back and forth every day,” said resident Jackie Thibodeau.
Even garbage pick-up has been disrupted.
“This will be the second week, and it will pile up eventually,” McGibbon said.
But the biggest concern for people here is being connected to emergency responders.
“Especially from the fire department, because if the road was open it would be three-and-a-half miles down the road, where now it's at least 20 minutes for sure,” said Thibodeau.
Also uncertain is the cost of the storm cleanup. The province still doesn’t have an estimate yet on how much repairs will cost.
With files from CTV Atlantic's Nick Moore
