Province and Niverville commit funding for road reconstruction
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The Manitoba and Niverville governments are funnelling $17.7 million to reconstruct a road crucial to the growing town.
Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor announced Friday the province would spend $9.7 million on the project. Provincial Road 311 will see land drainage system upgrades, more turning lanes, a new roundabout, “improved” traffic lights and an expansion to a four-lane cross-section on part of the road.
The expansion will cover the western half of the project; the government identified a strip of PR 311 west of Wallace Road to Fifth Avenue as being targeted by the funding.
Design work is almost done, Naylor said in a news release. Manitoba expects tendering and construction to begin later this year.
Post-construction, Niverville will become owner of PR 311 from Wallace Road to Sixth Avenue South, and of Provincial Access 622 from PR 311 to the south limit of Niverville.
It will be responsible for road maintenance, traffic authority and future improvements. The Manitoba government will continue operating PR 311’s traffic signals.
New developments will likely make PR 311 busier, Naylor said in a news release.