Winnipeg | Portage and Main

[FactaNV]

Originally Posted by pegster

Any chance they are going to redo the medians as part of this? The new sidewalks look great but the medians are in a real sorry state.

I believe all of that will be done with the transit rebuild, whenever that happens

[1ajs]

[SKYSTHELIMIT]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

Pretty cool pic 1ajs! So weird seeing those barricades gone.

[bomberjet]

I believe there is a very small amount of median work to formalize where the crosswalk are. But could be wrong on that. Maybes is just the painted in front of the existing median ends.

[1ajs]

yea they were ripping the meadian on portage ave east side today

[blueandgoldguy]

How many people have died or suffered life-altering injuries since the barricades came down? 100? 200?

[neutroniks]

[bussche]

I was checking out the progress yesterday and saw 4 people cross the intersection and arrive behind the fences on the Richardson corner. They were very confused haha.

The demand is there, the people want to cross!

[The Jabroni]

Just gotta watch out for those psychopaths who want to cause an accident just to "prove" that opening Portage and Main is "dangerous" and "a waste of money."

[pspeid]

Originally Posted by The Jabroni

Just gotta watch out for those psychopaths who want to cause an accident just to "prove" that opening Portage and Main is "dangerous" and "a waste of money."

As soon as someone trips off of a curb and skins their knee we'll see the "i told you so" rants.

[neutroniks]

Originally Posted by pspeid

As soon as someone trips off of a curb and skins their knee we'll see the "i told you so" rants.

I would quickly point out to them "Vote Closed" people how insanely large the intersection of Sterling Lyon and Kenaston is, and yet it's open to pedestrians. It doesn't get used often, but those are 80km/h speed zones. A pedstrian crossing. In an 80KM/H corridor.

[The Jabroni]

Originally Posted by neutroniks

I would quickly point out to them "Vote Closed" people how insanely large the intersection of Sterling Lyon and Kenaston is, and yet it's open to pedestrians. It doesn't get used often, but those are 80km/h speed zones. A pedstrian crossing. In an 80KM/H corridor.

The same would go to the busiest intersection in the city. Last I checked, it was Lag and Regent. It has crosswalks, and is also a high speed intersection.

[bon_vivant]

Originally Posted by The Jabroni

The same would go to the busiest intersection in the city. Last I checked, it was Lag and Regent. It has crosswalks, and is also a high speed intersection.

Both those intersections are absolutely mental. Get some under/overpasses in there FFS.

[pspeid]

Originally Posted by The Jabroni

The same would go to the busiest intersection in the city. Last I checked, it was Lag and Regent. It has crosswalks, and is also a high speed intersection.

Doesn't the Leila-McPhillips intersection have the highest, or near-highest, level of car-pedestrian accidents in the city? There's another one that was ignored by the "keep it closed for safety" crowd.

[WildCake]

Originally Posted by pspeid

Doesn't the Leila-McPhillips intersection have the highest, or near-highest, level of car-pedestrian accidents in the city? There's another one that was ignored by the "keep it closed for safety" crowd.

This is the most recent I found. Here's data from 2012-2020 of the worst-for-pedestrians, shared with the Assiniboia Community Committee on Sept 24th 2024, with collision total counts, fatalities in brackets.

Broadway/Donald St 10
Portage Ave/Vaughan St 10
Arlington St/Portage Ave 10 (1)
Portage Ave/Valour Rd 11
Balmoral St/Sargent Ave 11
Leila Ave/McPhillips St 11 (2)
Arlington St/Notre Dame Ave 12
Morley Ave/Osborne St 12 (1)
Osborne St/River Ave 15
Dalhousie Dr/Pembina Hwy 15 (1)
Marion St/Tache Ave 16
Donald St/Ellice Ave 17

https://clkapps.winnipeg.ca/DMIS/ViewDoc.asp?DocId=25034&SectionId=&InitUrl=

They can all be summarized as stroad(s) meets busy shop/transit corner and you get high pedestrian collisions.

Portage and Main could potentially land on this list, articles from previous years have Main/Broadway on their top pedestrian collision lists, but it won't be astronomical as the naysayers say. It also remains to be seen how the pedestrian head start at the lights might change these numbers.

[Wpg_Guy]

Portage and Main to reopen to Winnipeg pedestrians in just a few weeks



Right in the heart of downtown Winnipeg seemed like the perfect place for WOW! Hospitality to expand its operations.

The restaurant company opened up three new concepts just over a year ago.

"It's a beautiful, beautiful building. There's nothing more iconic than Portage and Main here in Winnipeg," vice-president of operations Michelle Field said.

A few months after the eateries opened, the City of Winnipeg announced it would be reopening Portage and Main to pedestrians.

"Any traffic is wonderful for all of us. Any towers around Portage and Main," Field said.

The project is on track and staying on its $21 million budget.

"It's a lot of work to do and it's a tight timeframe but we should meet the June 27 deadline," City of Winnipeg manager of engineering Brad Neirinck said.

Reopening the iconic intersection is now just a few weeks away, but it's also creating uncertainty as the the fate of the underground circus is up in the air.

"Nobody wants to walk outside when it's -40 c in Winnipeg. I think it would be dramatically affecting all the businesses in this tower and all the other towers," Field said.

Fellow underground business, Stoneworks Bistro, also wants answers. Owner Mike Publicover says a circus closure would impact catering.

"I stay inside the environment. To go outside, I have to be fully enclosed. You can't really take a wagon across the street in the wintertime," Publicover said.

City councillor Jeff Browaty expects answers soon.

"The public service has been working and I understand we are going to see a report probably before the summer break that indicates how much it's going to cost and how long it would take to keep the underground open, close it, or even to keep it partially open," Browaty said.

Businesses hoping the additional traffic above ground can continue with the underground customers they regularly see.

Global News

[wags_in_the_peg]

Portage, and main, almost ready to be open. North west corner picture, 201 Portage

[Wpg_Guy]

MD Steele Construction: Video update

The hoardings are down and the transformation at Portage & Main is starting to reveal itself. From heavy demo to fine detail, every step brings us closer to the finish line... and we’re proud to be a part of it.⁠

MD Steele Construction

[Wpg_Guy]

The bollards look nice!

[WinCitySparky]

Congrats Wags on finally figuring out your oversize picture issue friend