Backgrounder: Major highway improvements to bring safer, more efficient transportation to Manitoba residents and businesses

The Project consists of rehabilitating the National Highway System at five sections of Provincial Trunk Highway (PTH) 1 West:

• PTH 1 West: 3.4 kilometres West of PTH 83 to Provincial Road (PR) 257 (Eastbound)
• PTH 1 West: 6 kilometres West of PTH 21 to East Junction of PR 250 (Eastbound)
• PTH 1 West: In the vicinity of PTH 16 & PR 305
• PTH 1 West: PR 248 to Gaol Road (Eastbound and Westbound); and
• PTH 1 West through Headingley: East Jct. PR 334 to West of PR 334 (Eastbound and Westbound).

In addition to the pavement rehabilitation, the various projects include associated improvements to improve safety and alleviate congestion.

The Project involves the rehabilitation of approximately 37 kilometres of highway and associated safety-related improvements at the following locations:

• PTH 5 (West of Dauphin) from the North Junction of PTH 10 to the West Junction of Provincial Road 274;
• PTH 5 from Robin to the Saskatchewan Boundary; and
• PTH 10 north of Minnedosa

The Project involves two components:

• The twinning to a four-lane divided roadway along an approximately 2.5-kilometre stretch between PTH 101 and Gordon, as well as intersection improvements at PTH 101 and PR 236; and
• The construction of passing lanes on an approximate 4-kilometre stretch of PTH 6.

The Project involves the rehabilitation of approximately 44 kilometres of the National Highway System along three sections of PTH 16:

• From East of South Junction of PTH 83 to Provincial Road (PR) 472;
• From PTH 21 to West Junction PR 250; and
• From West of PR 242 to East of PR 242.

The Project will also include paving shoulders, installing rumble strips and other safety-related improvements.$300,000

The Project involves the rehabilitation of approximately 27 kilometres  along  two locations of PTH 1 East within the National Highway System (NHS):

• From PR 302 to PTH 11; and
• From PR 308 to West of PR 301.

The project, in addition to rehabilitating the pavement, will include intersection improvements and paved shoulders to improve safety.

The Project involves rehabilitating approximately 77 kilometres of PTH 2 and PTH 3 along four sections of the Strategic Highway System:

• PTH 2 from PR 240 to PTH 13;
• PTH 2 from Souris to the North Junction of PTH 10;
• PTH 3 from PTH 31 to 13.9 kilometres west of PR 432; and
• PTH 3 from PTH 23 to 0.7 kilometres south of PTH 13.

The Project will also involve safety-related improvements.

The Project involves rehabilitating approximately 100 kilometres of the National Highway System along three sections of PTH 6:

• From PR 419 to the South Jct. of PTH 68;
• From the North Jct. of PR 325 to PR 239; and
• From Sasagui Rapids to PR 375.

The Project also includes associated safety-related improvements.

The Project involves the construction of a new southbound commercial lane connecting the Canadian Border Facility to the existing US Customs and Border Protection commercial plaza at the US border facility.

In addition, the Project involves upgrades to improve the segregation of automobile and commercial truck traffic to and improve the flow and processing of commercial and non-commercial vehicles at the border crossing.