Winnipeg, MB – The preliminary 2021 Balanced Budget Update continues to prioritize record funding into road renewal in Winnipeg.
“Our record investment in roads not only builds on year-over-year funding increases to address our infrastructure deficit, but also makes a significant commitment to the economy and specifically the construction industry during these challenging financial times,” said Jeff Browaty, Chairperson of the Standing Policy Committee on Innovation and Economic Development.
“Continued investment into fixing our roads is as important for our economy as it is for jobs,” said Councillor Matt Allard Chair of Infrastructure Renewal and Public Works. “These capital investments will have lasting benefits in Winnipeg for many years into the future.”
The preliminary 2021 Balanced Budget Update continues to invest the full value of the two percent property tax increase in regional and local road renewal. The preliminary 2021 Balanced Budget Update proposes $152.1 million in local and regional road renewal, the highest level of annual investment in the City’s history. This represents a $21.9 million increase from the $130.3 million invested in 2020.
This level of projected investment would result in approximately 140 lane kilometers of road and back lane renewals, which is approximately the distance from Winnipeg to Falcon Lake. The 6-year, $864.1 million investment into road renewals would result in approximately 800 lane kilometers of road and back lane renewals, which is approximately the distance from Winnipeg to Thompson.
It is estimated the proposed six-year $864 million capital investment plan for the Local and Regional Street Renewal Program will boost GDP by over $451 million in Manitoba, and over $118 million for Canada. The program is also estimated to create over 4,500 person years of employment while generating incremental tax revenue to the provincial government of at least $51.4 million, and $63.4 million to the federal government.
Major regional street reconstruction and rehabilitation projects that will begin in 2021 across all areas of Winnipeg include:
- Donald Street – St. Mary Avenue to Gertrude Avenue
- Northbound Hargrave Street – Broadway to York Avenue
- Taylor Avenue – Wilton Street to Pembina Highway
- Day Street – Pandora Avenue to Regent Avenue
- Pandora Avenue East – Day Street to Wayoata Street
- Dunkirk Drive – Fermor Avenue to St. Mary’s Road
- Selkirk Avenue – Arlington Street to McPhillips Street
- Munroe Avenue – Raleigh Street to Henderson Highway
- Henderson Hiqhway – McLeod Avenue to Leighton Avenue
- Wall Street – St. Mathews Avenue to Notre Dame Avenue
- Salter Street – Cathedral Avenue to Slaw Rebchuk Bridge
- Eastbound Portage Avenue – Woodlawn Street to Century Street Overpass
- Westbound Portage Avenue – Moorgate Street to St. James Street
- Eastbound Portage Avenue – St. Charles Street to David Street
- Pembina Highway – Rue Des Trappistes to Ducharme Avenue
- Lagimodiere Boulevard – Springfield Road to 200 m south of Headmaster
- Sargent Avenue – Empress Street to St. James Street
- Keewatin Street – Selkirk Avenue to Logan Avenue
- Regent Avenue – Plessis Road to Rougeau Avenue
- University Crescent – Pembina Highway to Chancellor Matheson Road
In addition, work will continue on the following multi-year projects:
- Roblin Avenue – Dieppe Road to Provincial Trunk Highway 101
- Corydon Avenue – Cambridge Street to Stafford Street
The proposed six-year capital investment plan invests $864.1 million, an average of $144 million per year into regional and local road renewals.