'Nobody excessively frustrated' as construction closes major Charlottetown intersection

Traffic was moving well early Monday morning around a major intersection that is under construction in Charlottetown.

The intersection of North River Road and Capital Drive, at the northwest entrance to the city, closed Monday for two weeks while the city replaces the 75-year-old storm culvert underneath it.

The city has set up detours around the intersection, and traffic was reported as heavy but moving.

"There's always density of traffic in the a.m. peak and obviously we saw that," said city public works manager Paul Johnston.

"People seem to be making their way through. A little bit of queuing here and there that slowed people down, but nobody excessively frustrated."

Johnston said traffic analysts are out making notes, and adjustments could be made to signal lights to get traffic moving more smoothly. He added the light rain falling Monday would not have an impact on the construction.

School bus and transit routes have been adjusted while the work is underway.

The Public Schools Branch said things seemed to go well Monday morning. The branch said buses will be doing their best to stick to schedules, but parents should be prepared for some variance from the normal time, depending on traffic.

T3 Transit said it was prepared for delays and heavy traffic, but everything ran smoothly Monday morning.

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