Portage and Main delays could start Tuesday
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This article was published 11/10/2024 (527 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The City of Winnipeg says people should expect delays at Portage and Main as pre-construction begins at the iconic intersection as early as Tuesday.
Various sections of the curb and median lanes on Portage Avenue and Main Street will be closed intermittently over the next four weeks as traffic signals crews work at the intersection.
The preparations will allow a contractor to begin demolition of the concrete barricades that prevent pedestrians from crossing, along with other major construction work, in mid-November.
The city said in a news release Friday that more details, including related traffic impacts, will be released before construction starts Nov. 15.
The city is seeking to reopen the intersection to foot traffic by July 1 — 45 years after it was closed to pedestrians. City council voted to reopen Portage and Main to above-ground foot traffic in March after Mayor Scott Gillingham said it would cost $73 million to repair a leaking membrane in the underground concourse.