Highway Honouring Gushue’s Olympic Curling Championship Team Is Finally Finished
The highway has been under construction for more than 20 years, and officials say motorists will soon drive the full route.
- On Friday, Newfoundland and Labrador officials officially opened the final section of the Team Gushue Highway at the Admiralty House Communications Museum Annex in Mount Pearl.
- Construction on the roadway, originally named Bifurcation Road, began in 2001 and spanned over twenty years; the $30-million project includes two new roundabouts, an overpass, and auxiliary access roads.
- Olympian Brad Gushue joined Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Barry Petten and Fisheries Minister Loyola O'Driscoll at the ceremony, honoring Gushue's 2006 Olympic team—the first Canadian men's curling gold medallists.
- Linking the Southern Shore directly to the Outer Ring Road, the final connection eases congestion and improves safety for commuters traveling between St. John's and Mount Pearl.
- Motorists can now drive the full stretch of the highway, ending years of construction delays, while the route includes a realignment of Brookfield Road, recently renamed Brookfield Place.
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The Toronto Star
Highway honouring Gushue’s Olympic curling championship team is finally finished
ST. JOHN'S - The final stretch is completed of a Newfoundland and Labrador highway honouring curling superstar Brad Gushue and his 2006 Olympic team.
Winnipeg Free Press
Highway honouring Gushue's Olympic curling championship team is finally finished
ST. JOHN'S - The final stretch is completed of a Newfoundland and Labrador highway honouring curling superstar Brad Gushue and his 2006 Olympic team.
After two decades, Team Gushue Highway expansion finally complete - NTV: Newfoundland and Labrador's Most Trusted News Source
After two decades of planning, construction and waiting, the Team Gushue Highway is finally complete, with the opening of its long-anticipated final section. It was made official at a ceremeony this morning. The new connection extends the highway from Topsail Road to the Commonwealth Avenue, Brookfield Road and Heavy Tree Road area, linking directly to the Pitts Memorial Drive and Robert E. Howlett Memorial Drive interchange. The $30-million pro…
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