I think the project that started in the 90s was going bit by bit down the highway. Starting with Hodder to Balsam (which was completed), then Balsam to Red River (with an interchange at Red River), and at that point the PCs were elected and the whole project was cancelled just after they started moving things to accommodate a ParClo. The Shabaqua Extension also got put on hold at around the same time.
Anyway, I was saying the whole time that the Hodder Avenue interchange was being built so that the province could effectively detour traffic while they finish the highway, and here you go. The province is working on finishing the highway.