After a lengthy construction closure that left many Brock commuters changing their daily routine, the ramps and lanes at the interchange of Highways 406, 58 and St. David’s Road have been reopened.

Work on the massive three-year project, which will see a complete overhaul of the interchange, began in June and continued until late December when crews from Rankin Construction ceased operations for the winter.

The new northbound ramp from Highway 406 to St. David’s East and West was opened just before Christmas and no lane or ramp closures are anticipated at the junction in the near future.

Construction is expected to resume once the weather warms this spring.

Scheduled for completion in 2020, the project will see an overhaul of the roads and bridges in the aging interchange, which date back to the 1960s.

The final result will include long-awaited changes to the intersection, making it a safer route for pedestrians and cyclists who share the roadway with heavy traffic while travelling along St. David’s Road to and from campus.

The $29.1-million initiative includes taking out an existing bridge and several highway ramps, making way for new intersections and safer traffic flows.

A four-metre-wide “multi-use path” (see the blue line on the accompanying map) will be created to get pedestrians and cyclists safely along St. David’s Road, between Sir Isaac Brock Way at one end and the residential suburbs of Thorold and St. Catharines at the other. The path will run parallel to St. David’s but will be separated by a boulevard.

Project updates regarding closures or traffic delays will be published in the Brock News throughout the construction period.

New intersections and a four-metre-wide multi-use path are illustrated in this engineer’s map.