Kilbride businessman Kirk Fleming, owner/operator of Flemings New Furniture at 255 Bay Bulls Rd. is shown by his business on Friday afternoon, Nov. 25. Fleming says that due to the many months of road construction along the main stretch of road running through the area, he has decided to close shop and move to another location. - Joe Gibbons/The TelegramST. JOHN'S, N.L.
“It's nuts that this is still ongoing … everyone is saying to me, ‘Kirk, no wonder no one is going to your business.’” “Everybody else is , ‘This is what it is. It's been done on Kenmount Road, it’s been done on Torbay Road, been done on whatever other roads in the city. And I said, ‘Yes, I know…but it's just killed my business," he said.
Fleming said he appreciates the customers who have stuck with him throughout the construction, and he’s having a sale right now to cut down on the amount of furniture he’ll have to move to a new location.Fleming is not the only person to highlight the negative effect of the construction. Last month, The Telegram published a letter from a resident named Tom Badcock who likened the experience to a battle zone.