Backgrounder: Canada and Manitoba invest $76.6 million in 17 projects to improve municipal transportation infrastructure

Backgrounder

Joint federal and provincial funding through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program will support 17 municipal transportation infrastructure projects in Manitoba. These projects will create jobs, improve road safety, and ensure long-term sustainable infrastructure while building strong and well-connected communities.

The Government of Canada is investing over $48.9 million in these projects through the Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. The Government of Manitoba is funding more than $27.7 million. Project recipients, including municipalities and First Nations, are contributing over $15.4 million in total towards eligible project costs for their respective projects, which overall represent a combined infrastructure investment of $92 million.

Project Information:

Location	Project Name	Project Details	Federal Funding	Provincial Funding	Recipient Funding
Brandon	Keystone Centre Parking Lot Resurfacing	Excavate, resurface, and perform associated line striping of the Keystone Centre parking lot	$180,536	–	$270,804
Clanwilliam-Erickson	Erickson Airport Rehabilitation of Runway, Taxiway, and Apron	Remove and replace existing asphalt on the runway, taxiway, and apron, and perform additional repairs to the base	$850,539	$472,474	$94,552
Emerson-Franklin; Stuartburn	Prawda School Road Inter-municipal Bridge	Replace the Prawda School inter-municipal bridge	$468,540^{Footnote 1}	$260,274	$52,086
Gilbert Plains	Municipality of Gilbert Plains Retention Dams	Create four retention dams within 4.8 km north of Riding Mountain National Park	$145,500^{Footnote 1}	$80,825	$16,175
Grahamdale	Speed Curve at Little John's Road	Reconfigure the Little John’s Road and Peonan Pt. Road sharp corner to decrease risk for motorists	$56,925	$18,975	–
Hamiota	Hamiota Truck Route Network Rehabilitation	Renew approximately 108 km of roadway, upgrading the weight and volume capacity within the municipal truck route network	$2,467,121^{Footnote 1}	$1,370,486	$274,262
Koostatak	Fisher River Cree Nation Community Road Replacement	Replace approximately 4 km of the Landfill East Road	$2,571,728	–	$857,243
Melita	Town of Melita Local Road Upgrades	Pave approximately 400 m of Milennium Drive and micro-seal approximately 350 m of Poplar Street and Dobbyn Street	$101,395	$67,590	$33,805
Nelson House	NCN Road Paving Project Phase 2	Prepare and pave approximately 7 km of roadways	$3,449,258	–	$1,149,753
Oakview	Paving of Oak River Roads	Pave six segments of five existing municipal roadways within the townsite of Oak River	$240,000	$133,320	$26,680
Portage La Prairie	Saskatchewan Avenue West Upgrading	Upgrade approximately 1.5 km of Saskatchewan Avenue West, from 8th Street W to Elm Street	$12,500,000^{Footnote 1}	$8,332,500	$4,167,500
Rhineland	Priority Grain Roads Rehabilitation	Strategically improve four high priority rural road segments amounting to approximately 50 km	$2,404,463	$1,602,815	$801,648
Russell-Binscarth	Russell-Binscarth Airport Resurfacing	Resurface the airport runway and apron area	$369,792	$205,419	$41,109
Springfield	Springfield Road Reconstruction Phase I	Reconstruct approximately 2 km of Springfield Road	$1,950,003	$1,299,872	$650,131
Springfield	Donaldson Drain Diversion	Construct a new drain through section to alleviate flooding and associated impacts in the town of Anola	$223,875^{Footnote 1}	–	$223,875
Thompson	Road Renewal at City of Thompson	Renew approximately 20 km of roads	$20,000,000	$13,332,000	$6,668,000
Virden	7th Avenue North Bridge Replacement	Replace the 7th Avenue North Bridge	$949,886^{Footnote 1}	$527,662	$105,596

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Date modified:: 2021-07-26