Route 2 in PEI gets $18 million facelift

SUMMERSIDE, PEI — Truckers and travellers on Veterans Memorial Highway, between Summerside and Charlottetown, in PEI will be safer, says the government, thanks to investments of $18.4 million from the feds and the province.

Through the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund (CSIF), the Governments of Canada and PEI have committed up to $7.5 million and $10.9 million respectively towards improvements on this section of the highway, also known as on Route 2, which is part of the National Highway System.

The investment will be targeted at specific upgrade projects on Route 2, such as the reconstruction of 12.7 km of the highway and building paved shoulders, climbing lanes and turning lanes, and the rehabilitation of over 9.5 km. The project also includes changing a non-signalized T intersection into a roundabout with improvements to grade and alignments. This work will serve to address issues of capacity, efficiency and safety at various points of the highway between Summerside and Charlottetown.

Financial support is conditional on meeting applicable federal and provincial requirements, including the successful completion of environmental assessments required under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.