Brantford is purchasing a Powerline Road property to facilitate expansion of both Powerline Road and Wayne Gretzky Parkway. between Park Road North and Wayne Gretzky Parkway. The city purchased the property to facilitate the widening of Powerline Road and the expansion of the Wayne Gretzky Parkway. City officials are looking to extend Wayne Gretzky Parkway north of Powerline Road to accommodate future growth over the next 25 years. As well, the city wants to expand sections of Powerline Road in the area to four from two lanes.