For the next while, mid-day drivers will probably have to plan a different route if they normally use the interchanges between the Outer Ring Road and Pitts Memorial Drive/Peacekeepers Way.
Work is underway to pave sections of the Outer Ring Road between Logy Bay Road and the Route 2 interchange. In addition, in the coming days, additional work will begin for the purpose of drainage improvements at the median on Outer Ring Road between Thorburn Road and Topsail Road and to pave ramps at the interchange with Pitts Memorial Drive and Peacekeepers Way.
Ramps being paved, beginning next week, include:
- The ramp leading from the westbound Outer Ring Road onto Pitts Memorial Drive
- The ramp leading from the eastbound Trans-Canada Highway onto Pitts Memorial Drive
- The ramp leading from Pitts Memorial Drive onto westbound Trans-Canada Highway
Those ramps will be closed to travellers during the daytime for the safety of motorists and work crews, but will remain open for morning and evening rush-hour traffic.
Drainage improvement between Thorburn and Topsail Roads are designed to reduce water buildup during times of heavy rain. That work includes the excavation of existing road shoulders, installation of new asphalt gutter and drainage systems, new culverts and highway shoulder repairs.
During this time, the eastbound and westbound Outer Ring Road will be reduced to one lane in this area due to heavy equipment and crews working near the median.
As with the interchange/ramps, this work will also take place outside of morning and evening rush hour traffic to mitigate traffic delays. Nevertheless, motorists are advised to anticipate some traffic delays and take alternate routes where possible.
Details on all construction on provincial highways where motorists can expect traffic delays are available at nl511.ca and the 511 smartphone app.
