Labrador has been reconnected as the highway near the Churchill River reopened last night.
Repairs are still being done today and there are slight delays, but traffic is moving again on Route 510 for the first time in almost a week.
Heavy rains on the weekend resulted in a washout of Route 510 not far from the Churchill River,cutting off southern Labrador from the rest of the region.
Government first expected that it would be Sunday evening before the highway reopened but it made faster progress than expected as flood waters continue to recede.
The region was pelted with close to 100 mm of rain on the weekend.