Building 21st century highways

The NDP government has been putting every cent of provincial fuel tax back into Manitoba roads - and millions of dollars more. And we brought in legislation requiring the province to spend the entire amount it collects in road-use gasoline and diesel fuel taxes on road infrastructure.

Long-term investment

Four billion dollars. That’s what we’re investing in Manitoba highways over ten years, between 2007 and 2017. We’re making up for the neglect of the 1990s, when the previous government found only $1.6 billion for our roads.

Efficient, multi-year planning

We’ve launched the first multi-year highway plan in Manitoba’s history. Such long-term planning helps us fine tune schedules and make the most of our short construction season. The current plan, which runs from 2007 through 2011, gives us a blueprint for completing a record number of projects. It also puts aside some money for projects not in the initial plan and for unforeseen events.

Some of the major projects for 2007-2011

• The twinning of the Trans-Canada to the Saskatchewan border - now completed
• Reconstruction of Highway 1 east of Winnipeg
• Completing the four-laning of the North Perimeter Highway
• Construction of CentrePort Canada Way, which will get trucks off some of Winnipeg’s busiest roads while drawing businesses to the new transportation hub in the city’s northwest
• Major work on Highway #6 north
• Major repairs and upgrades to Highway #75 south of Winnipeg and near the US border
• Construction of an all-weather road for the East Side of Lake Winnipeg
• Reconstruction of Hwy 8 from Winnipeg Beach to Hnausa
• Improving PR 234 between Riverton and Matheson
• Paving Main Street and Railway Avenue in Ashern
• Improvements to roads which are the sole land routes to remote communities such as Cross Lake and Norway House

Some additional projects in the works

• 18th Street bridge in Brandon
• Brandon east access
• Improving PR 384 to Moose Lake
• Upgrading Hwy 10 from The Pas to Flin Flon
• Modernizing PR 373 to Norway House and PR 374 to Cross Lake
• Surfacing the Wanless Access Road
• Significant renewal work on Hwy 2
• Reconstructing Hwy 17 north of Poplarfield
• Improving PR 325 east of Hodgson
• Continuing upgrades on Hwy 83 and Hwy 68 to allow for heavier loads
• Upgrading PR 326 north of Arborg
• Straightening curves on Hwy 6 near Woodlands and Gross Isle to improve safety
• Constructing an interchange of the Trans-Canada and Yellowhead highways and a road-rail grade separation at the nearby CNR line

For more information on Manitoba’s highway renewal plan, please go to http://www.gov.mb.ca/highways/

Figures are current as of December 2009

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