Dave Gaudreau, MLA for St. Norbert; Kevin Chief, Manitoba Minister of Jobs and the Economy; Lawrence Toet, Member of Parliament for Elmwood-Transcona; Brian Bowman, Mayor of Winnipeg; and Janice Lukes, Winnipeg City Councillor mark the completion of the Waverley West Arterial Roads project in Winnipeg, Manitoba
December 12, 2014 – Winnipeg, MB – Transport Canada
Today officials formally opened the Waverley West Arterial Roads Project, a series of road infrastructure improvements that provide vital transportation links in this growing residential area, including the extension of Kenaston Boulevard which is a principal route for people and goods within Winnipeg and Manitoba.
The key components of the Waverley West Arterial Roads Project include:
- Reconfiguration of the Kenaston Boulevard and Bishop Grandin Boulevard intersection.
- A two lane overpass and ramp lanes that connect southbound Kenaston Boulevard to eastbound Bishop Grandin Boulevard to allow for continuous traffic flow.
- A new four lane extension of Kenaston Boulevard, linking the Kenaston Boulevard/Bishop Grandin Boulevard intersection with the south Perimeter.
- A new four lane section of roadway that realigns Waverley Street to connect to the new Kenaston Boulevard extension.
- The addition of two new lanes and rehabilitation of two existing lanes of Waverley Street from Sandusky Drive to Bison Drive.
- A new intersection at the realigned Waverley Street and Kenaston Boulevard.
- A new at-grade intersection at Kenaston Boulevard and the south Perimeter.
- The closing of north access at the signalized intersection at Waverley Street and the South Perimeter, and related alterations to the south access of Waverley Street.
Pedestrian and active transportation improvements were also made, including connections to the Bishop Grandin Greenway, and new neighbourhoods to the south.
Vincent Rabault
Office of the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Ottawa
613-943-1838
Media Relations
Transport Canada, Ottawa
613-993-0055
Jodee Mason
Manitoba Cabinet Communications
204-945-1494
Lisa Fraser
City of Winnipeg
204-986-6000
mediainquiry@winnipeg.ca
