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ST. JOHN’S — Work has commenced on the final phase of the Team Gushue Highway in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇåion to complete the north-south arterial highway route between St. John’s and Mount Pearl began in 2000 with delays leaving the final 3.3 kilometres unfinished.

In September the provincial government awarded a contract for $30 million to Bursey Excavating and Development Inc. for the final phase of the highway, which was named after the curling team skipped by Brad Gushue won gold in the 2006 Olympic Games.

The final phase of the project will see the existing section of the highway connected to the Pitts Memorial Drive (Route 2) and Robert E. Howlett Memorial Drive (Route 3) interchange using a roundabout corridor, stated a release. The work will involve extending the paved highway from Topsail Road, where the Team Gushue Highway currently ends, to the Commonwealth Avenue, Brookfield Road and Heavy Tree Road area.

The project also includes installing drainage culverts, an overpass structure and auxiliary access roads, as well as re-aligning a section of Brookfield Road.

The anticipated completion date is late 2026.