Highway 157 (PE)

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DeBlois Road, labeled Highway 157, is a 2-lane collector highway in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is between the communities of Tignish and Miminegash. Its maximum speed limit is 80 km/h. The road is considered part of two larger communities, Tignish and Miminegash.

The highway runs from Route 155 (Thompson Rd) in Palmer Road, to Veteran's Memorial Highway Route 2 in St. Peter & St. Paul, passing through the communities of Palmer Road, DeBlois, and St. Peter & St. Paul.

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Route 157 (DeBlois Road) is a continuously straight road that runs from SW of Tignish to SW of Palmer Road. The eastern section (in St. Peter & St. Paul) is paved, and is considered part of the Tignish region. The western section (in Palmer Road) is paved, and is considered part of the St. Louis/Miminegash region. The middle section is left unpaved, and is home to only two residents. Route 157 is home to the Ecole Francaise Prince Ouest, or the "West Prince French School", which has been there since 1999, and a new school is being built across the street and should be ready for students in January 2007. The currently paved section was repaved in 2005. The school is often called "DeBlois school", incorrectly, due to the fact that it is located in St. Peter & St. Paul. The school is, however, located on Deblois Road.

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Addresses west of the dirt road area receive electrical power from the St. Louis/Bloomfield substation, while addresses east of the dirt road receive power from Tignish/Elmsdale. Basic cable service from Eastlink nor High speed internet from Aliant Telecom have ever been available in Highway 157.