Transportation and Works
August 4, 2015

Public Advisory: Third Cleanup and Closure of Outer Ring Road Taking Place August 9

The Outer Ring Road, between Topsail Road and the Conception Bay South Bypass/Pitts Memorial Drive interchange, will be closed this Sunday, August 9, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The closure is required to enable clean-up efforts.

On Sunday, as a result of the closure, westbound traffic on the Outer Ring Road will exit at Topsail Road (Exit 43), and eastbound traffic will exit at the Route 2 - Conception Bay South Bypass/Pitts Memorial Drive interchange (Exit 41A for Mount Pearl and downtown St. John’s, and Exit 41B to head North on Route 2 toward Conception Bay South). All traffic coming into the capital city on the Trans-Canada Highway will be affected by this closure.

The following entrances and ramps to the Outer Ring Road will be closed:

• Topsail Road westbound access
• Kenmount Road and Karwood Drive, both eastbound and westbound access
• Conception Bay South Bypass eastbound access
• Pitts Memorial Drive eastbound access

Electronic signs have been placed along the Outer Ring Road to provide advance notice of the road closure, and barricades will be erected Sunday morning.

The Department of Transportation and Works apologizes for any inconvenience to motorists and appreciates their patience and cooperation during these clean-up efforts.

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Media contact:

Jacquelyn Howard Director of Communications Department of Transportation and Works 709-729-3015 jacquelynhoward@gov.nl.ca

2015 08 04                              11:25 a.m.