Twinning on major Atlantic border artery wraps up

WOODSTOCK, N.B. — Trade between Atlantic Canada and the northeast U.S. is now flowing more efficiently, now that a 14-kilometre highway project in New Brunswick has been completed, says the provincial government.

Transportation Minister Denis Landry officially opened the newly twinned Route 95 between Woodstock, N.B. and Houlton, Me. this week.

The project consisted of twinning the entire section of existing two-lane highway on Route 95 between the Trans-Canada Highway and the international border at Houlton. The new highway is a four-lane divided highway that includes a new interchange at the Route 540 intersection and a grade separation at Plymouth Road.

“Completing the twinning of Route 95 between Woodstock and Houlton constitutes a major achievement for our province,” added Premier Shawn Graham. “Route 95 is a vital link to important markets in the United States, and this highway improvement will significantly contribute to our objective of making New Brunswick self-sufficient by 2026.”

The $33 million project was jointly funded by the federal and provincial governments.

The international border crossing is New Brunswick’s busiest and a key trade corridor between Atlantic Canada and the northeastern United States. The twinning of Route 95 was endorsed by all four Atlantic Provinces as being important to regional trade and the economy of the entire region.