Some businesses in Montague have been seeing fewer customers recently, blaming a second straight summer of roadwork for the loss of shoppers in the eastern P.E.I. community.

The P.E.I. government began work on June 20 on a stretch of road just north of the Down East Mall. The pavement is being milled and only a single lane of alternating traffic can get by at a time, with the project scheduled to end by July 31. 

"The work includes constructing left-turn lanes on Route 4 and Robertson Rd, repavin…