ST. GEORGE – At the February 19, 2025, Regular Meeting, the Council of Eastern Charlotte unanimously supported funding for a preliminary study on the development of the area around Exit 56 in Upper L’Etang and Utopia.
Exit 56 is a highway exit serving Provincial Highway 1 and is situated halfway between the city of Saint John and the United States border crossing in St. Stephen. In the early 2000s, the area experienced a number of developments such as a Tim Hortons with a gas station, Home Hardware and Subway. Nearly twenty-five years later, the Municipality is looking to reignite the area with further development opportunities for new retail and commercial growth.