With the Cornwall bypass now up and running, the PEI Department of Transportation and Infrastructure have begun their next project: digging a tunnel under Kensington.

After many town council meetings and numerous community members voicing their concerns of a bypass through their neighborhoods, the government has decided the best way forward is to dig a tunnel under the town.





“Can’t go through it, can’t go around it, can’t go over it, gotta go under it.” Says one department employee when asked how they came up with the solution. When complete, the tunnel will streamline traffic between Summerside and Charlottetown making commuters not have to reduce speed through the town.





Though commuters are happy with the decision, some groups are not pleased with the new changes. Kensington City Police are wondering if it will affect their jobs as 92% of police work in Kensington is stopping motorists for speeding.





Fears of a drop in the town’s biggest export – soft serve ice cream – were put to rest when the province announced an underground parking area just off of the tunnel with a staircase up to Frosty Treat. This has forced the local business to change its slogan to “Don’t drive under, climb up!”









This tunnel is the latest addition to the province’s “Kill the Small Communities” infrastructure plan. Upon completion of the tunnel, the department will start work on extending the Confederation Bridge over Borden-Carleton before their final project of filling in Hunter River.





Doug Pitre

Mosquito Reporter