Ramp reaches up to overpass

Bulldozers, dump trucks and graders have built up a ramp on the Smith’s Cove side of the overpass, which has spanned the highway for many months.

The project has closed part of the old Hwy. 1 to Smith’s Cove, although the Back Road is being used for a detour.

The transportation department has issued an advisory that construction of the new interchange will continue until Dec. 15.

Traffic on Hwy. 101 is not affected, says the department.