Pitts Memorial Drive and a section of Peacekeepers Way will be closed Sunday, May 29, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for a cleanup of litter and large discarded items.

The closures are necessary to ensure a safe environment for all crews working on and near the highway.

Peacekeepers Way will be closed between Fowler’s Road and the interchange with the Trans-Canada Highway while Pitts Memorial Drive will be closed from the interchange to the New Gower Street, St. John’s, intersection.

Traffic control will be in place to guide motorists. During the cleanup, barricades will be erected to prohibit access at all entry points:

• Fowler’s Road
• Trans-Canada Highway interchange
• Ruth Avenue
• Richard Nolan Drive
• Robert E Howlett (Route 3) Interchange
• Eastbound ramp from Bay Bulls Road
• Bay Bulls Road interchange
• New Gower Street intersection

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure is also using the closures to complete highway maintenance.

On Sunday, May 15, the department closed the Outer Ring Road for a cleanup that resulted in the equivalent of 10 tandem dump trucks of garbage removed from the highway, including 2,400 bags of garbage. Approximately 4,500 bags and 1,500 bags were collected in May 2021 and September 2021, respectively.

The department also used the closure to replace highway signs, remove illegally-posted signs, replace guide rails, remove excess sand and debris, and repair shoulder erosion.

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Media contact
Kathryn Summers
Transportation and Infrastructure
709-729-1758, 699-6147
kathrynsummers@gov.nl.ca