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The highway follows a 99 Kilometre (62 Mile ) route through the central part of the province linking Highway 103 , Highway 101 , and Highway 118 to Highway 104 , the Trans-Canada Highway . The entire highway is a divided 4-lane Freeway , with the exception of a short 5-lane (3 lanes northbound) section between the Highway 118 interchange at Miller Lake and the Halifax Airport at Enfield . The highway parallels the route of its predecessor, local trunk highway 2, and was developed in stages from the 1960s to the 1980s . Initially, some sections were controlled access 2-lane, as well as 4-lane. The route has also changed somewhat, particularly the last part to be constructed which resulted in the bypass of Shubenacadie through to Truro. The speed limit on most of the highway is 110 km/h (70 mph). The construction of the highway has spurred an Urban Sprawl problem throughout the Halifax-Truro corridor, notably in Bedford - Lower Sackville and in the Enfield - Elmsdale areas. From the 1970s to the early 1990s , Highway 102 was actively patrolled by the RCMP using aerial surveillance for speed limit violations. The aerial surveillance program is currently being restarted in 2005 . Portions of Highway 102 near Halifax are notorious for fog, due to the higher elevation of the highway. Deer are common along the highway, and often cause collisions. In 2002 the highway was redesignated as Veteran's Memorial Highway while also maintaining its numerical designation. Within the Halifax metro area it is also known as the '''Bicentennial Highway''' (or BiHigh). Communities served along the highway include, from south to north:
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