STANHOPE - A cottage owner in Stanhope says a small stretch of highway that runs along the north shore is unsafe.
Ken Smallwood, who owns Lyon’s Cottages, says he has grown frustrated over the lack of work done to approximately one kilometre of the Gulf Shore Parkway on the east side of the Covehead Bridge.
So far this season, extensive work has been done to the bridge while the west side of the highway, between Brackley Beach and the bridge, has had varying forms of paving done.
The whole project was designed to update the highway from the Parks Canada entrance at Brackley Beach to Dalvay.
That includes adding a bike lane to the Covehead Bridge.
“They finished off beginning of July that stretch of Brackley to the bridge and they stopped,’’ Smallwood said Tuesday. “There was no paving done. We were left with that mess from the eastern part of Covehead Bridge to where you see it now.’’
The mess he’s referring to is pavement that has been broken up between the east side of the bridge just past the intersection of Gulf Shore Parkway and the Bayshore Road.
CLICK HERE TO READ A STATEMENT FROM PARKS CANADA ABOUT THE ROAD
When The Guardian visited the area on Tuesday, vehicles were pulling into the oncoming lane to avoid significant potholes, without the benefit of any highway flaggers.
Dick Rozene, a tourist from Maine who has been renting a cottage in Stanhope the past two weeks, said he’s frustrated.
“We’ve been here almost two weeks and there hasn’t been a lick of work done on the road,’’ Rozene said. “It seems to me that from a perspective of somebody who wants to use the road to ride through the park if you do it on a regular basis it gets pretty aggravating.’’
Rozene said he and his wife, Wendy, like to bike on the bicycling lanes along Gulf Shore Parkway and Bayshore Road.
He says the potholes are a safety hazard, especially after rain fills the holes.
“You just drop off at the Bayshore Road without any warning. It’s a rough ride.’’
Smallwood said they would have been better off not touching the east side of the bridge until work was ready to start.
“If they had no intention on doing anything east of the bridge why the hell did they tear it up?’’ Smallwood said.
STANHOPE - A cottage owner in Stanhope says a small stretch of highway that runs along the north shore is unsafe.
Ken Smallwood, who owns Lyon’s Cottages, says he has grown frustrated over the lack of work done to approximately one kilometre of the Gulf Shore Parkway on the east side of the Covehead Bridge.
So far this season, extensive work has been done to the bridge while the west side of the highway, between Brackley Beach and the bridge, has had varying forms of paving done.
The whole project was designed to update the highway from the Parks Canada entrance at Brackley Beach to Dalvay.
That includes adding a bike lane to the Covehead Bridge.
“They finished off beginning of July that stretch of Brackley to the bridge and they stopped,’’ Smallwood said Tuesday. “There was no paving done. We were left with that mess from the eastern part of Covehead Bridge to where you see it now.’’
The mess he’s referring to is pavement that has been broken up between the east side of the bridge just past the intersection of Gulf Shore Parkway and the Bayshore Road.
CLICK HERE TO READ A STATEMENT FROM PARKS CANADA ABOUT THE ROAD
When The Guardian visited the area on Tuesday, vehicles were pulling into the oncoming lane to avoid significant potholes, without the benefit of any highway flaggers.
Dick Rozene, a tourist from Maine who has been renting a cottage in Stanhope the past two weeks, said he’s frustrated.
“We’ve been here almost two weeks and there hasn’t been a lick of work done on the road,’’ Rozene said. “It seems to me that from a perspective of somebody who wants to use the road to ride through the park if you do it on a regular basis it gets pretty aggravating.’’
Rozene said he and his wife, Wendy, like to bike on the bicycling lanes along Gulf Shore Parkway and Bayshore Road.
He says the potholes are a safety hazard, especially after rain fills the holes.
“You just drop off at the Bayshore Road without any warning. It’s a rough ride.’’
Smallwood said they would have been better off not touching the east side of the bridge until work was ready to start.
“If they had no intention on doing anything east of the bridge why the hell did they tear it up?’’ Smallwood said.
Beginning Monday, Aug. 22, road resurfacing will continue on the Gulf Shore Parkway East between Covehead and Ross Lane.
While this work is underway, the Gulf Shore Parkway will be open to one lane of traffic only.
Additionally, the section Gulf Shore Way trail adjacent to the construction zone will be closed.
Visitors are asked to obey all traffic personnel. While these infrastructure upgrades may result in a short-term inconvenience, Parks Canada says it will bring a long-term benefit and improve visitor experience in the National Park.
