▁new ▁dual ▁highway ▁mostly ▁parallel ▁to ▁Highway   2 , ▁with ▁preced ence ▁given ▁to ▁areas ▁most ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁con g estion . ▁Un like ▁the ▁Q E W , ▁this ▁highway ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁built ▁along ▁an ▁existing ▁road , ▁but ▁rather ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁right - of - way , ▁avoid ing ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁provide ▁access ▁to ▁properties . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁immense ▁improvements ▁to ▁mach in ery ▁and ▁construction ▁techniques ▁over ▁its ▁six - year ▁course , ▁the ▁war ▁provided ▁pl ann ers ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁conduct ▁a ▁survey ▁of ▁ 3 7 5 , 0 0 0   dri vers , ▁asking ▁them ▁about ▁their ▁preferred ▁route ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁their ▁destination . ▁Using ▁this ▁information , ▁a ▁course ▁was ▁pl otted ▁from ▁W inds or ▁to ▁Quebec , ▁by pass ing ▁all ▁towns ▁along ▁the ▁way . ▁ ▁Highway   2 S ▁( S ▁for ▁Sc en ic ) ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁completed ▁section ▁of ▁new ▁road way . ▁Bu ilt ▁to ▁connect ▁with ▁the ▁Th ous and ▁Islands ▁Bridge ▁at ▁I vy ▁Le a ▁and ▁opened ▁as ▁a ▁gra vel ▁road ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁or ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁road ▁followed ▁the ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁Saint ▁Lawrence ▁River ▁and ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁western ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁tw inned ▁Highway   2 ▁near ▁Bro ck ville . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁highway ▁between ▁High land ▁Creek ▁and ▁O sh awa ▁was ▁opened ▁as ▁a ▁gra vel