National Highway System gets $53M investment in Manitoba

Blaine Pedersen, Minister of Infrastructure, and Doug Eyolfson, Member of Parliament for Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, today announced $53 million in joint funding for major rehabilitation projects for Provincial Trunk Highways (PTH) 1 and 6. In addition to making these highways safer and wider, this rehabilitation work will extend the life of these assets by approximately 20 years.

Both highways are essential parts of the National Highway System in Manitoba. PTH 1 is the only highway that connects eastern Canada to western Canada, while PTH 6 provides a connection from Winnipeg to Northern Manitoba and Northern Ontario.

“We are proud to work with our federal partners on maintaining public safety and improving the quality of our highways in Manitoba. Each of our highways connects communities and enables economic activity across our large and diverse province. Highway 6 is a gateway to northern Manitoba connecting our communities in the north to the capital region of our province. Highway 1-East is also an important lifeline for Manitoba servicing high volumes of traffic over a busy stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway,” said Pedersen.

The PTH1 project will rehabilitate two sections of the highway: grade widening of a 21.3 kilometre stretch from PTH 11 to Provincial Road 308, and resurfacing a length of 31.8 kilometres from Brokenhead River to the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway.

The PTH6 project will rehabilitate the pavement on a section of roadway from Provincial Road 248 to Provincial Road 415 for a total length of 22.7 kilometres. The work will also include intersection improvements and other safety upgrades, such as paved shoulders with rumble strips.

Quick Facts

• PTH 1 East rehabilitation project:
  • The governments of Canada and Manitoba are each contributing up to $16.5 million under the Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component – National and Regional Projects, representing the total project cost.
• PTH 6 project:
  • The governments of Canada and Manitoba are each contributing up to $10 million under the Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component – National and Regional Projects, representing the total project cost.