July 23, 2024
Manitoba Government Investment Supports Bridge Replacement in Rural Municipality of Brokenhead
– – –Improvements will Grow Economy, Create Jobs: Bushie
The Manitoba government is providing the Rural Municipality (RM) of Brokenhead up to $1.45 million toward the replacement of the Green Bay Bridge, Municipal and Northern Relations Minister Ian Bushie announced today.
“After years of frozen funding to municipalities, our government is taking action across the province to make sure communities have the infrastructure they need,” said Bushie. “The new Green Bay Bridge will be built to handle more traffic, including more heavy-vehicle traffic, as the rural municipality grows. This is an important improvement that will help grow the economy, create jobs, and make it easier for people to get around.”
The $1.45-million investment will support the replacement of the bridge, which is at the end of its life cycle.
“The RM of Brokenhead has identified the need to get this bridge replaced and we are grateful that the Manitoba government is responding,” said Reeve Brad Saluk, RM of Brokenhead. “Infrastructure plays an important role in our local economy and ensures that local producers can move their equipment and products safely, and that local residents get greater access to the goods and services they need to help their families thrive. Replacing the Green Bay Bridge will help the RM accomplish both those objectives.”
With improved hydraulic capacity, the new bridge will be able to handle increased traffic and heavier loads as the municipality grows, noted the minister, adding that the expected life cycle of the new bridge is 50 years.
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