Conceived in the 1960s,the first all-season highway to forge the connection will open on Wednesday morning: ‘It’s going to be a total impact’For most of her life, whether Laverna Smith wanted a fresh cut of beef, and she had to board a plane to fetch it from the nearest butcher. But as of this week,she will be able to hop in her truck and drive there any day of the year – although it will still be a round trip of 276km.
Canada’s first all-season highway linking the country’s south to the Arctic Ocean officially opens on Wednesday at 6am. The $300m gravel road stretches from the regional hub of Inuvik to the coastal hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk in the Northwest Territories. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk