{"id":55642,"date":"2025-05-16T18:42:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T21:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=54503"},"modified":"2025-05-16T18:42:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T21:42:19","slug":"aerotech-connector-expected-to-open-by-late-summer-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=55642","title":{"rendered":"Aerotech Connector expected to open by late summer: official"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;238&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;237&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WELLINGTON:<\/strong> The much-anticipated opening of the Aerotech Connector in Wellington is just months away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As work is progressing on the construction of the roundabout at Hwy 2 and the Connector, the date for the opening is getting closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The roundabout at the top of the connector at Exit 5A\/Aerotech Park exit has been open for a few months already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, motorists go through part of the roundabout with the roads up tot he Connector itself blocked by pylons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;192&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Gray Andrea, spokesman with the Department of Public Works, he said work is on schedule at the Aerotech Connector project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are anticipating opening the roundabout on Highway 2 (Wellington by Sunnylea Road) in early summer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does that mean for the Connector as a whole being open to residents for use?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe connector will be fully opened to the public by late summer of this year,&#8221; said Andrea.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Video from a dashcam of the completed roundabout at Exit 5A by Dagley Media.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VIDEO: Aerotech Connector roundabout\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/16St6D7-nKA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In mid-2020 work began on the project with some clearing work done at the site, adjacent to Hwy 2 and Oaken Hills in Wellington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cost of the Aerotech Connector was estimated to be $21 million. This includes the construction of five kilometre of road, roundabouts, and an active transportation trail. However that estimated cost increased in 2022 by almost $12 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The increase in the project cost was a result of the management and removal of sulphide-bearing rock material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;188&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;238&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;237&#8243;] WELLINGTON: The much-anticipated opening of the Aerotech Connector in Wellington is just months away. As work is progressing on the construction of the roundabout at Hwy 2 and the Connector, the date for the opening is getting closer. 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