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TRANSPORTATION/PUBLIC WORKS--HIGHWAY 107 CONNECTOR ----------------------------------------------------------------- A tender has been awarded to Dexter Construction Limited to build a connector between Glendale Drive extension, Lower Sackville and Duke Street, Bedford. The constructed road bed and gravel work involves about 5.5 kilometres, and will cost approximately $2 million. The connector will be paved next year. The section is phase two of the Highway 107 extension between Burnside and Sackville. An overpass near the current Bedford interchange at Highway 102 has already been constructed as part of the connector. This overpass will also allow construction of the connector and a diamond interchange to proceed without any significant interruptions to traffic on Highway 102. Work is scheduled to be completed by the end of October. "The connector, when finished, will provide a transportation link for the business and industrial centres in Bedford and Sackville," said Transportation and Public Works Minister Richie Mann. "It will also provide a direct access to Highway 102 and will significantly relieve congestion on local roads." Construction of the four-lane highway between Burnside, Bedford and Sackville started with phase one in Burnside in 1992. A 12-kilometre section from Akerley Boulevard to the Highway 107 Bypass opened to traffic in December, 1993. -30- Contact: Public Affairs and Communications 902-424-8687 trp June 19, 1996 - 10:30 a.m.