Winnipeg, August 31, 2010 -Motorists are advised of changes in traffic flow on Assiniboine Avenue and Hargrave Street as part of the Assiniboine Bikeway project.

Once the Assiniboine Bikeway is complete, traffic movement will be as follows:

• Assiniboine Avenue
  • from Kennedy Street to Edmonton Street will be one-way eastbound
  • from Edmonton Street to Navy Way will be one-way westbound
    
• Hargrave Street from Hargrave Place to Assiniboine Avenue will be two-way
  

Motorists, pedestrians and cyclists are urged to use care especially during construction, and to observe all traffic restrictions for safe passage.

Construction on the Assiniboine Bikeway will take approximately 4 to 6 weeks. During that time, all parking will be temporarily suspended along Assiniboine Avenue. Once construction is complete, on-street parking in the neighbourhood will be relocated as follows:

• Addition of new on-street parking on the east side of Kennedy Street between Broadway and Assiniboine Avenue
• Addition of new on-street parking on the north side of Assiniboine Avenue from Kennedy Street to the Midtown Bridge
• Removal of on-street parking on the south side of Assiniboine Avenue between Kennedy and Garry streets
  
• Parking on the south side of Assiniboine Avenue between Garry and Main streets remains unchanged
  

The Assiniboine Bikeway is an innovative enhancement for cyclists, pedestrians and motorists that will provide better Active Transportation connections between the Assiniboine Avenue neighbourhood and areas like Wolseley, Osborne, The Forks and downtown.

When complete, the Assiniboine Bikeway will feature a 3.0-metre wide cycle track placed on the south side of the Assiniboine Avenue between Kennedy and Garry streets. The cycle track will connect to an off-road bike path between Garry and Main streets alongside Bonnycastle Park.

Upon completion of the project, the area will maintain all but four of the existing 90 parking spaces.

The Assiniboine Bikeway is part of a $20.4 million Infrastructure Stimulus Program and is one of 35 new Active Transportation routes being created throughout Winnipeg this year.

Details of the Active Transportation program can be found on the City's website at: http://www.winnipeg.ca/PublicWorks/MajorProjects/ActiveTransportation//