WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government and City of Winnipeg will spend an extra $66 million on street renewal over the next five years, Premier Greg Selinger and Mayor Sam Katz said Wednesday.
While it’s not enough to fix all of the city’s infrastructure woes, it will help, Katz said at the announcement outside the Manitoba Legislative Building.
“The list of priority projects exceeds the funding available,” the mayor admitted. “Everyone knows our citizens want our streets well-maintained.”
The $66 million is part of a total $250 million to be spent on city infrastructure over the next five years, they said.
Work will start this year, with road repair projects scheduled for 2014 including:
- King Edward Street from Logan Avenue to Legion Avenue;
- Berrydale Avenue from St. George Road to Ste. Anne’s Road; and
- Kildare Avenue from Brewster Street to Day Street.
Projects scheduled for 2015 include:
- Berry Street from Wellington Avenue to Sargent Avenue; and
- Intersection reconstruction at Sturgeon Road in the Murray Industrial Park.
The provincial government revealed a five-year, $5.5-billion infrastructure plan earlier Wednesday.
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Longer-term funding will help, Katz said.
“We can now work ahead of schedule, get the best prices,” he said.
Selinger said he knows infrastructure is Winnipeggers’ No. 1 priority.
“We’re responding to what Winnipeggers and Manitobans told us,” he said.
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