Road Closures a Chance to Explore More of CK

With construction severing one of the main arteries connecting Blenheim and Chatham, the municipality is trying to get motorists to look on the bright side.

Starting on Tuesday, the Highway 40-401 interchange will be closed until mid-November, but Supervisor of Tourism Shannon Paiva says it’s a chance to take the road less traveled.

“We’re fortunate to have an easy access point, but I think it’s a great opportunity for people to say, ‘You know what? Let’s stop here and actually discover our area’. Then when the construction is done 8 to 9 months from now, it’s an opportunity then to look at how easy it was to take the little off-beaten path”, Paiva says.

A series of digital maps and other promotional items will be released to highlight areas of interest along what municipal officials call “alternate routes.”