December 12, 2013
Province Announces Upgrades to East-West Trade Route, to Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy, Improve Road for Tourist Traffic
– – –$110-million Investment to Make Trans-Canada Highway East Safer, More Reliable Section of National Highway System: Premier Selinger
Manitoba will continue to invest in highways, roads and bridges across the province to support steady economic growth and create jobs with the announcement of a $110-million series of projects to improve the Trans-Canada Highway east to the Ontario boundary, Premier Greg Selinger announced today.
“We are investing in jobs and road improvements around the province and this series of projects will make the Trans-Canada Highway east to the Ontario boundary a smoother ride and enhance this section of the national highway system,” said Premier Selinger. “We have also recently announced major improvements to the southwest Perimeter Highway, PTH 75 and the completion of the CentrePort Canada Way (PTH 190) to enhance the North American trade route.”
Projects on PTH 1 east include:
- intersection improvements at PTH 206;
- intersection improvements at PTH 207 (Deacon’s Corner);
- 32 kilometres of grade widening on the eastbound lanes from Brokenhead River to the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway;
- 32 km of paving on the eastbound lanes from Brokenhead River to PTH 11;
- 30 km of paving from 0.5 km west of PTH 12 to PR 302;
- 21.3 km of paving on the westbound lanes from PTH 11 to PR 308;
- bridge rehabilitation at Birch River, east of Prawda;
- new bridge at Fish Creek, 6.7 km west of PTH 12;
- bridge rehabilitation at Hamilton Creek;
- new structure at the inter-municipal drain, 1.3 km west of PTH 12; and
- structure rehabilitation at Whitemouth River, west of Prawda.
With today’s announcement regarding the Trans-Canada Highway east, the Manitoba government has announced plans to invest over $1 billion on PTH 1 east, PTH 6, PR 373, PR 374, PTH 9,
PTH 10, PTH 75 and the southwest Perimeter Highway over the next five years including the completion of CentrePort Canada Way.
“While the work to improve the Trans-Canada Highway east of Winnipeg will be underway in the spring, we are already planning further refinements to areas of the Trans-Canada west of Winnipeg that will enable the eventual raising of the maximum posted speed limit to 110 km/h for designated areas,” said Premier Selinger. “These projects will be set out in detail in the new year.”
There are a number of new, significant projects expected to begin next year, the premier said. The projects will be part of the five-year plan announced in the throne speech that will see all of the new revenue from the one-cent-on-the-dollar increase in the PST devoted to building Manitoba’s core infrastructure including provincial highways and bridges, flood protection and municipal infrastructure such as roads and water systems.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION ATTACHED
Backgrounder
PTH 1 Projects - https://www.gov.mb.ca/asset_library/en/newslinks/2013/12/Trans-Canada_East_map.pdf