Running parallel to the highway from the Waverley Road to exit 14 is a portion of the Halifax Lateral of the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline (natural gas).

[6] Originally there was no connection to Akerley Boulevard, one of the main roads in Burnside Industrial Park.

During planning and construction of the interchange, the Industrial Commission and the former City of Dartmouth lobbied the province to make provision for a connection between Akerley Boulevard and Highway 118.

In the early 2000s, development of the Dartmouth Crossing commercial area next to Highway 118 led to construction of the Wright Avenue interchange.

The interchange was built by contractor Dexter Construction and includes a pedestrian bridge to permit access to Shubie Park.