Complex sentence: The construction of the "pont Laviolette" finally began in 1964 and it was innogurated in 1967 by Fernand-J. Lafontaine, the "ministre de la Voirie" (the minister of transportation) of the Johnson government.
Split into simpler sentences: The construction of the "pont Laviolette" finally began in 1964. It was innogurated in 1967 by Fernand-J. Lafontaine, the "ministre de la Voirie" (the minister of transportation) of the Johnson government.