Kenmount Road
O'Leary Industrial Park is located just north of Kenmount Road, with access via Pippy Place and Peet Street. Further west, past the intersection with the Team Gushue Highway, lies the Kelsey Drive big-box retail area. West of Kelsey Drive, the new Kenmount Terrace subdivision is currently under development. In the 2022 provincial budget it was announced that a school would be constructed in Kenmount Terrace, a first for the area.
The Trans-Canada Highway originally continued down Kenmount Road, prior to the construction of the Outer Ring Road in the 1990s, which diverted the highway onto a new alignment across the north of the city.
The overpass that carries Kenmount Road (originally the Trans-Canada Highway) over Topsail Road holds a special place in the province. One of the first highway interchanges constructed in the province, it has come to represent the boundary between the St. John's urban region and the remainder of the island. The phrase "beyond the overpass" is commonly used to refer collectively to all areas of Newfoundland that lie outside the boundaries of metro St. John's.
References
- ^ "Froude says majority of residents of Kenmount Terrace in St. John's want bumps in the road | SaltWire".
- ^ "N.L. prepares for first big increase in school enrolment in 50 years with new funding". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2022-04-08. Archived from the original on 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "Editorial in the St. John's Telegram titled "Politics beyond the overpass"". Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ "Newspaper article about the "Beyond the Overpass Theatre Company"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
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