One of Newfoundland and Labrador’s most anticipated transportation projects has reached a major milestone with the official opening of the final section of the Team Gushue Highway today, delivering a long-awaited connection that will ease traffic pressures, shorten travel times and strengthen access to essential services for thousands of residents every day.
The completion of the project represents improved connectivity and access across the Northeast Avalon and includes the extension of the highway from Topsail Road to the Commonwealth Avenue, Brookfield Road and Heavy Tree Road area, creating a direct connection to the Pitts Memorial Drive and Robert E. Howlett Memorial Drive interchange through a roundabout corridor. The completed work features new roadway infrastructure including two new roundabouts, an overpass structure, auxiliary access roads, and the re-alignment of a section of Brookfield Road now known as Brookfield Place.
With the completion of this final link, residents of the southern Avalon now have a more efficient route to access key provincial services and social infrastructure, including the province’s largest health care and post-secondary education facilities. The highway will also alleviate traffic congestion, improve safety, and strengthen connections between the cities of St. John’s and Mount Pearl, as well as surrounding urban and rural communities.
The completion of the Team Gushue Highway fulfils the Provincial Government’s commitment to invest in strategic transportation infrastructure that improves safety, strengthens connectivity, and supports economic growth throughout the region.
The multi-year project was completed through a joint investment of $30 million from the provincial and federal governments under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.
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“The completion of the Team Gushue Highway is the realization of a long-standing infrastructure priority for our province. This new connection will help reduce travel times, improve traffic flow, and provide safer and more reliable transportation options for residents, commuters and commercial traffic. I want to thank everyone who contributed to bringing this important project to completion.”
Honourable Barry Petten
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs
“The Team Gushue Highway is a long-awaited connection that will ease congestion, improve safety and make it easier for residents to reach essential services. Modern infrastructure benefits all of us.”
Hon. Loyola O’Driscoll
Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture
MHA for the District of Ferryland
“It has been years in the making and today’s grand opening of the Team Gushue Highway is a cause for celebration. This highway extension will improve safety, strengthen connections between communities and make daily commutes easier for thousands of people travelling between St. John’s, Mount Pearl and surrounding areas.”
Tom Osborne
Member of Parliament for Cape Spear-Mount Pearl-Paradise
“The opening of the Team Gushue Highway extension is a significant milestone for our region. This important infrastructure project will improve connectivity, support economic growth, and make it easier for people to get where they need to go. On behalf of residents and business, it is nice to see the project finally getting finished.”
His Worship Dave Aker
Mayor of the City of Mount Pearl
“St. John’s is a large and geographically diverse city, and strong transportation links are essential to keeping our neighbourhoods and amenities connected. The completion of the Team Gushue Highway will provide residents in growing western communities such as Southlands, Brookfield Plains, the Goulds and Kilbride with a more direct and efficient route across the city, while strengthening connections and supporting the movement of people and goods throughout the region.”
His Worship Danny Breen
Mayor of the City of St. John’s
“We’ve always been incredibly honoured to have this highway named after our team. Now that it’s complete, we’re excited to see the positive impact it will have on the community and the people who use it every day.”
Brad Gushue
Olympian
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