Manitoba invests $39M in highway projects throughout Parkland region

WINNIPEG — More than $39 million in funding is being provided by the Manitoba government to repair and improve highways and culverts throughout the province’s Parkland region.

Funding will support construction projects that improve road grade, fix culverts and enhance driving conditions.

Projects currently underway or scheduled include:

• bituminous surfacing on Provincial Trunk Highway (PTH) 5A in Dauphin;
• culvert replacements on PTH 10 south of Mafeking;
• bituminous surfacing on PTH 10 from Provincial Road 271 to PTH 20 (between Pine River and Cowan);
• surface restoration on PTH 16 from Saskatchewan border to PTH 83; and
• road restoration on PTH 77 (three sections beginning 33 kilometres west of PTH 10).

Budget 2024 invests $500 million in capital funding to repair and rebuild Manitoba’s highways and public infrastructure in order to spur economic development and make it easier to get around the province, a release noted.

Additional details can be found at: www.gov.mb.ca/mti/mipmap/map.html.