Winnipeg Roads

• ‘A necessary pain’: Winnipeg unveils $165M in road construction projects

  Nearly $165 million is expected to go toward 150 lane kilometres of road, bridge and active transportation upgrades, Mayor Scott Gillingham announced Wednesday.

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  Jun 11, 2025
  
• ‘Very scary’: Drivers have close call with falling light pole on Winnipeg road

  A woman who witnessed a street lamp toppling onto a Winnipeg road says she's convinced if there'd been a green light when it fell, the results could have been tragic.

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  Sep 4, 2024
  
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• Poor weather and equipment issues cause lane-painting delays in Winnipeg

  Winnipeg is behind when it comes to re-painting lane markers on Winnipeg roadways. Currently the city only has one line painter at its disposal.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2024
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• Politicians, businesses frustrated by ‘double-edged sword’ of summer construction in Winnipeg

  It's construction season, and while it can be frustrating to see sections of major routes reduced to single lanes, it's a necessary evil, the city's public works chair says. 

  Politics

  Aug 9, 2023
• Road repairs in Winnipeg part of latest announcement by Manitoba government

  The Manitoba government is promising $7.5 million in new funding to support road improvements in Winnipeg. Deputy mayor Janice Lukes says roads in greatest need will get priority.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 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?'

  Traffic

  Oct 18, 2022
• ‘Large’ sinkhole disrupts traffic in West End Winnipeg

  Barricades were up on the inside lanes of St. Matthews Avenue at Spruce Street due to what Winnipeg police called a 'large' sinkhole. They've asked drivers to avoid the area.

  Traffic

  Jul 26, 2022
• ‘Massive sinkhole’ closes street in north Winnipeg

  Winnipeg police closed the intersection at Salter Street and Inkster Boulevard Wednesday night after a sinkhole opened up in the roadway.

  Traffic

  Jul 21, 2022
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• ‘Challenging season’ for Winnipeg pothole repairs, city says

  It's too early in the season -- and too wet, anyway -- for City of Winnipeg maintenance crews to use hot asphalt to plug some potholes on its roads, but that work isn't far off.

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  Apr 25, 2022
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• City of Winnipeg crews ramping up pothole repairs

  The City of Winnipeg will be ramping up pothole operations as spring-like temperature begin to arrive in Manitoba. The city tends to repair 170,000 annually.

  Canada

  Mar 16, 2022