 Due to the numerous road disconnections that would take place as a result of the Welland Bypass , a new highway was proposed to link Welland with Port Colborne . One of the severed highways was Highway 58 , which then followed Canal Bank Street south from Welland . In late 1970 , the Department of Highways tendered contracts for the construction of the new highway on the east side of the bypass . Construction began from the north , reaching as far south as Ramey Road . 
