Winnipeg, MB - The City of Winnipeg advises citizens that the sidewalk from the south end of Plaza Drive, under the Fort Garry Bridge, to the north end of D’Arcy Drive will be closed for renovations from Friday, July 4, until Wednesday, July 16, 2014. This project is part of the 2013 Active Transportation Action Plan and is funded through the 2013 Active Transportation Corridors program.
The construction will upgrade the existing sidewalk (1.5 metres wide) into a multi-use pathway (3.5 metres wide) to better serve pedestrians and cyclists. The existing sidewalk will be physically closed to pedestrians and cyclists during construction.
The construction start date and anticipated end date were scheduled to ensure that the sidewalk will be open for the July Winnipeg Blue Bombers home games. In the event that the construction is not completed in time for the Thursday, July 17 Bombers game, a gravel pathway will open to accommodate cyclists and pedestrians in this area on their way to and from the game, and will then close the following day to complete construction and asphalt paving.
Cyclists and pedestrians are advised to map out alternative routes while the area is under construction.
While the multi-use pathway is being constructed, the preferred route for cyclists on Pembina Highway requiring access to University Crescent or Investors Group Field is the following: take the curb lane (west lane) on southbound Pembina Highway, cross the Pembina Highway/Bishop Grandin Boulevard Bridge, and enter the bus loop on the west side of Pembina Highway opposite University Crescent. Cyclists can then travel from the bus loop across Pembina Highway to University Crescent using the traffic signals. Northbound cyclists leaving the University of Manitoba area or Investors Group Field are advised to travel northbound on University Crescent to northbound Pembina Highway during construction.