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Highway through Morris upgraded to withstand storms, improve safety
Work on upgrading Hwy. 75 through Morris is finished, Premier Greg Selinger and federal Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said today.
The work included improvements to intersections, new lighting, sidewalks and better drainage in the event of heavy rain storms.
"The upgrades to Highway 75 will keep traffic flowing smoothly and safely along one of our busiest routes," Selinger said in a statement.
The project was paid for by the province, Ottawa and the town.
"Our investment has created good-paying jobs in our community and strengthened the local economy of our region," Toews said.
The work on Hwy. 75 through Morris began in 2011 with the reconstruction of southbound lanes, followed by northbound lanes this year.
The work is part of a multi-year initiative to upgrade one of the province’s busiest highways from Ste. Agathe to Letellier.
The total cost of the broader Hwy. 75 reconstruction is $90.2 million. Ottawa is contributing up to $42.5 million, with the province providing the balance of funding.
The Manitoba government is also spending $1.4 million to improve southbound lanes on Hwy. 75 on the Manitoba side of the Emerson international border crossing. It involves the construction of a dedicated, southbound commercial truck lane, new traffic signals and new lighting.
The upgrades are intended to improve flows for commercial trucks and cars when lining up at U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Meanwhile, the province is continuing with a hydrology study of the Red River at Morris to look at ways to keep Hwy. 75 open during floods. In bad flood years, the Morris River at the north side of the town floods over the Morris Bridge, closing the highway.
One option is to reroute the Morris River further north into the Red River.
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