Highway Connections
The south coast of Labrador was isolated from the rest of the North American road network, until completion of the Trans-Labrador Highway in 2009 and upgrades to its counterpart Route 389.
An ideal road connection for a fixed link across the Strait of Belle Isle would be a complete highway along Quebec's Côte-Nord, however, Route 138 is currently completed only to Natashquan.
Additionally, parts of Route 389, starting approximately 212 km (132 mi) from Baie-Comeau at the Manic-5 generating station to 482 km (300 mi) at Fire Lake have a substandard alignment. The section from Manic-5 through Fire Lake to Mount Wright is extremely accident-prone and notorious among drivers for its poor surface and sharp curves; the joke being you can see your own taillights.
Residents in Labrador lobbied the Quebec government to realign the highway, and are lobbying the Newfoundland and Labrador government to upgrade the Trans-Labrador Highway from loose surface to asphalt at Trans-Canada Highway standards. On 9 April 2009, the Quebec government announced a $438 million project to upgrade Route 389 from Route 138 to Fermont, bringing it very close to the Labrador border . This should be particularly beneficial to the Manic-5-Mount Wright section.
Read more about this topic: Newfoundland-Labrador Fixed Link
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