Newfoundland and Labrador Route 2

Route 2

Highway system

Highways in Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador Route 2, also known as Pitts Memorial Drive and Peacekeeper's Way, is a freeway in St. John's, Newfoundland. The road provides a direct link from the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) to the downtown core, which was previously accessible only via city streets such as Topsail Road or Kenmount Road (which was part of the TCH until the Outer Ring Road was built). Initially called the Harbour Arterial, construction began in the early 1970s and was completed in 1979. The $52-million project was funded by the federal and provincial governments. It was renamed by the city council in 1984 after local businessman James Stewart Pitt (1847-1914).

The road bypasses Mount Pearl to the south and then runs parallel to the Waterford River on an embankment/cutting along the Southside Hills. It enters the downtown on a concrete viaduct that carries it over the Waterford River valley and the terminus of the former Newfoundland Railway. At the end of the viaduct, it meets New Gower Street which continues into downtown St. John's.

As a major route into and out of the city, the road is subject to heavy traffic and has had its share of unfortunate incidents and shutdowns.

Except for the Conception Bay Highway and Hamilton Avenue intersections, all intersections are grade-separated.

Peacekeeper's Way terminates upon reaching the Conception Bay Highway intersection and the road continues west to Holyrood as the Conception Bay Highway.

After the Hamilton Avenue intersection, the road continues on to New Gower Street as it enters the downtown core.

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