Torbay Bypass Road

March 27, 2008 · Filed Under St. John's General and St. John's Real Estate 

The new bypass, to be completed in 2009, includes an 8.1-kilometre stretch of undivided highway that will wrap around Torbay, connecting with a five-lane highway by St. John’s International Airport, which itself will be extended.

Commuters from Torbay, Flatrock and Pouch Cove must wind through Torbay’s narrow roads, which become clogged during the morning and afternoons.

The existing Route 20 through Torbay is the primary access route for the northeast Avalon region. The level of traffic that comes through Torbay several times a day is incredible, so the bypass road is desperately needed. The new bypass will complete an integrated transportation network that will link in communities north of St. John’s. Situated west of the Town of Torbay, the Torbay Bypass project will consist of upgrading the existing two-lane Route 20 through the Town of Torbay, and providing an alternate route around the town. Residents of Torbay, the City of St. John’s and the surrounding communities – Pouch Cove, Flatrock, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, and Bauline – are expected to benefit from the resulting economic development.

The bypass will help to support continued growth of tourism, business investment, and economic development in the region and will likely mean speedier development of new home construction subdivisions.

Here is the map for planned Torbay Bypass Road

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  1. St. John's Real Estate March Newsletter - Fraser and Stephen Winters on April 22nd, 2008 8:35 pm

    Kramer auto Pingback[...] The new bypass, to be completed in 2009, includes an 8.1-kilometre stretch of undivided highway that will wrap around Torbay, connecting with a five-lane highway by St. John’s International Airport, which itself will be extended.The bypass will help to support continued growth of tourism, business investment, and economic development in the region and will likely mean speedier development of new home construction subdivisions.View the bypass road on a map [...]

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