Detour denied: Fredericton driver questions blocked road

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detour-denied:-fredericton-driver-questions-blocked-roadDetour denied: Fredericton driver questions blocked road

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With a portion of Lincoln Road closed to traffic, some drivers expected to skirt through Innovation Drive and the Fredericton experimental farm as a shortcut. After all, that was the official detour last time the road was closed to traffic.

Concrete barrier blocks a detour used the last time Fredericton’s Lincoln Road was closed for construction

Silas Brown · CBC News

· Posted: Jul 01, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago

woman sitting on concrete block with road closed sign

April Robinson-Munn discovered the barrier not long after Lincoln Road was closed to traffic. (Silas Brown / CBC News)

A concrete barricade is causing headaches for some Fredericton drivers.

With a portion of Lincoln Road closed to traffic, some drivers expected to skirt through Innovation Drive and Fredericton’s experimental farm as a shortcut.

After all, that was the official detour two years ago, when Lincoln Road was last shut down for construction work. 

April Robinson-Munn, who lives in the area, said she was surprised to find the route blocked off. 

“The last time the official detour was up through the farm on Innovation Road,” she said.

“So all the neighbours and I started to come this way. And then I got here just as the forklift was pulling away from putting these barriers up, and we can’t figure out why.”

Woman stands by road closed sign

Robinson-Munn says the closure isn’t a great hardship,  » Read More


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