Winnipeg Infrastructure

• Arlington Bridge closed indefinitely, City of Winnipeg says

  Effective immediately, all traffic -- vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians -- will have to detour using the McPhillips Street Underpass or the Slaw Rebchuk Bridge on Salter Street.

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  Nov 21, 2023
  
• Investment, long-term planning needed for Winnipeg roads, infrastructure: advocates

  'Is Winnipeg ready to become more than just a small prairie city? And if so, are we ready to make that investment?'

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  Oct 18, 2022
  
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• Stretches of Empress, Sargent to close for repairs Tuesday morning to Aug. 11

  The affected stretches include Empress Street, from Wellington Avenue to Yukon Avenue, and Sargent Avenue, from Sanford Street to Milt Stegall Drive.

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  Aug 2, 2021
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• Unfinished projects remain as the end of Winnipeg’s construction season nears

  "It is premature to provide a list of construction projects that will carry over to next year at this time," a city spokesperson wrote in an email.

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  Nov 1, 2019
• City of Winnipeg document details $4.9 billion in capital projects over next decade

  The Unfunded Major Capital Projects Detail document – which will be presented at the city's Executive Policy Committee on June 11 – is intended to give council and the public an overview of the scope and rationale behind the projects before council makes decisions on individual items.

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  May 31, 2019
• Front street in bad shape? It won’t get fixed until at least next year, says Winnipeg engineer

  The city's standing policy committee on infrastructure renewal and public works heard Thursday that all residential roadwork is being deferred until 2020 at the earliest, due in part to a funding squabble with the province.

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  Mar 8, 2019
• Majority of Winnipeg roads are in good condition: city report

  A city report evaluating civic roads and buildings said Winnipeg gets a passing grade on all accounts, but not by much.

  Mar 16, 2018
• Dividing line: Is Winnipeg’s infrastructure spending lopsided?

  Discrepancy on spending on infrastructure projects in the north and south parts of Winnipeg has some city councillors up in arms.

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  Sep 12, 2017
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• ‘This whole area is questionable’: City of Winnipeg investigates sinkhole on Albert Street

  Just a block away from the city's most iconic intersection Portage and Main, hides a big problem underneath a piece of plywood.

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  Jun 22, 2017
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• Federal government promises Manitoba road money as election looms

  The federal government has earmarked $46 million to help solve a traffic headache in a Winnipeg riding expected to be a close call in the looming election.

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  Jul 31, 2015