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[WildCake]

Originally Posted by Luisito

Agreed on all points but wouldn't Lag be both the cities and the provinces responsibilty?

I just googled it. Lagimodière Blvd/Rt 20 has been the city's responsibility since Unicity in 1972. IIRC the province chipped in for regular maintenance until the NE section of the perimeter (Dugald to 59N) was completed, as it did serve as the major provincial truck route before the Perimeter became a full ring road.

The city manages between Headmaster and Warde.

[cllew]

Originally Posted by WildCake

I just googled it. Lagimodière Blvd/Rt 20 has been the city's responsibility since Unicity in 1972. IIRC the province chipped in for regular maintenance until the NE section of the perimeter (Dugald to 59N) was completed, as it did serve as the major provincial truck route before the Perimeter became a full ring road.

The city manages between Headmaster and Warde.

No different than the Trans Canada Highway city route. City pays the cost for maintaining the 5 different streets that make up that route.

[Wpg_Guy]

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[cllew]

When the city went into partnership with Waze Maps in 2016 there was suppose to be an interface with the signalized rail crossings to indicate delays but it never happened.

I asked the TMC in last 2017 thru 311 what had happened and was told that Waze did not update in real time and there was a noticeable lag time of when the crossings were in use and the then clear.

Here is a link on how the city has been using this information for a few years for WFPS dispatch at a few intersections to improve dispatch times.

https://trainfo.ca/wp-content/uploads/TRAINFO-Case-Study-Winnipeg-EMS.pdf

[Wpg_Guy]

Louise Bridge repair on track for 2030: report
Joyanne Pursaga
Thursday, Sep. 3, 2026

The City of Winnipeg is postponing some of the work needed to rehabilitate the 116-year-old Louise Bridge but still expects the project to be completed by 2030.

A staff report seeks permission from the public works committee to award M. D. Steele Construction a $12-million contract to repair piers and stabilize the north riverbank at the bridge.

The new report says a second phase of bridge work will be deferred to 2028 and 2029, subject to budget approval. However, the report predicts the project should still wrap up by the summer of 2030, after the bridge fully closes to traffic for about 18 months.

In 2024, city council approved a $40-million preliminary design that aims to extend the life of the Louise Bridge by at least 30 years, which called for construction no later than 2030.

Winnipeg Free Press

[Wpg_Guy]

Road map to future
City to use survey to determine transportation needs
By: Joyanne Pursaga
Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2026



The city wants to know how Winnipeggers get around.

It plans to hire a consultant to conduct a household travel survey next year to provide data deemed critical to planning roads and active transportation routes.

“This (will) help … when it comes to prioritizing road renewal investments because our city is growing, travel patterns are changing. A lot has happened in our city in 20 years. And, especially when we’re a city without freeways, I know there’s some major intersections and major corridors that need refinement,” said Coun. Janice Lukes (Waverley West), council’s public works chairwoman.

The survey will delve into everything from the number of vehicles owned by residents to where they go and how they get there, providing the city’s first such fine-tuned poll since 2007. It will involve a representative sample of households in Winnipeg and surrounding communities.

“It provides critical information for planning the region’s pedestrian, cycling, road, and transit infrastructure. It is also the main data source for Winnipeg’s travel demand model,” says the request for proposals.

The survey results are expected to break down specific responses by household, including number/demographic details of residents, work/school locations, trips taken (with time, purpose, origin, destination and mode of travel) and transfer points that note when people switched from one mode of transportation to another.

The city has budgeted $800,000 for the contract, which council’s finance chairman said will help guide many future investments.

“It’s a good way to find out where Winnipeggers are going, how they’re moving around the city and where the stress points potentially are. Is there particular movements that (show) we need to perhaps further refine the (primary) Transit network with additional services to areas? Is it time to move forward with the Chief Peguis Trail extension or replacement of the Arlington Bridge?” said Coun. Jeff Browaty (North Kildonan).

He noted the city has grown substantially since 2007, while transportation options have also changed, including the addition of ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft.

Winnipeg’s 2007 travel survey found 80 per cent of trips were made by car, with 20 per cent completed through Transit or active transportation.

A local cycling advocate said active transportation use has increased over the past two decades.

“There are more people walking and biking (though) that isn’t distributed uniformly across the city … Some of those further flung areas, we might see some indicators of where barriers are really kind of forcing choices on people,” said Mark Cohoe, executive director of Bike Winnipeg.

Cohoe said the city’s survey will be valuable because it will gather details of all trips people take, not just commutes to and from work.

“It’s important, when we’re planning our transportation, to get a sense of where people are coming from and where they’re going to … This counts things like going grocery shopping, picking up the kids, all the little different things we do,” he said.

However, he said it may not be clear why each mode of travel was chosen or ruled out.

“It’s one thing to see where the people are riding (bikes) but it’s also important to see where they’re not riding and to try to figure out if there is something substantially different (about those areas) … If they don’t have a safe link, they’re not going to travel by bike,” said Cohoe.

The company that conducts the survey will collect web and telephone answers. Questions will be asked in the fall of 2027, with a deadline to complete a report on the project in fall 2028.

New questions added to the 2007 survey will aim to gauge Winnipeggers’ use of electric-powered vehicles (such as e-bikes), the effect of work-from-home on travel and car-sharing programs.

Since the survey is meant to highlight normal travel conditions, it could be delayed or postponed if major storms, labour strikes or other unexpected events occur, the RFP notes.

Winnipeg Free Press

[Wpgstvsouth94]

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

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Screw, active transportation we need to start demanding interchanges get built along our expressways before any new infrastructure i.e. chief peguis gets built. The city is so far behind. It’s sickening. I live in the south end, but I’d rather see Henderson and Gateway get interchanges before they start the new stretch.

[TimeFadesAway]

Originally Posted by Wpgstvsouth94

Screw, active transportation we need to start demanding interchanges get built along our expressways before any new infrastructure i.e. chief peguis gets built. The city is so far behind. It’s sickening. I live in the south end, but I’d rather see Henderson and Gateway get interchanges before they start the new stretch.

We don't need any new roads.

[WPG84]

Originally Posted by Wpgstvsouth94

Screw, active transportation we need to start demanding interchanges get built along our expressways before any new infrastructure i.e. chief peguis gets built. The city is so far behind. It’s sickening. I live in the south end, but I’d rather see Henderson and Gateway get interchanges before they start the new stretch.

im an active cyclist but also love driving and agree city needs to move forward extending Chief to route 90, which would lead to center port and move most of the traiffic off my street Leila. City should also look at extending Chief to Plessis to have a city by pass.. Also dont understand how the city can afford this consultation when I hear from the media and Janice is the city is broke

[bussche]

Originally Posted by Wpgstvsouth94

Screw, active transportation we need to start demanding interchanges get built along our expressways before any new infrastructure i.e. chief peguis gets built. The city is so far behind. It’s sickening. I live in the south end, but I’d rather see Henderson and Gateway get interchanges before they start the new stretch.

Active transportation is cheap like borscht relative to the the infrastructure you desire. It also reduces car traffic and gets cyclists off the road, making life better for drivers.

[Wpg_Guy]

MD Steele Construction

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[Wpgstvsouth94]

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

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24 HOUR ROAD CONSTRUCTION..

Winnipeg is the only city that has to get a news story about if they are going to finish in time.. no other city in Canada

[jim_bred]

Originally Posted by Wpgstvsouth94

24 HOUR ROAD CONSTRUCTION..

Winnipeg is the only city that has to get a news story about if they are going to finish in time.. no other city in Canada

I mean if people are willing to work overnight then sure but you can’t just demand that an industry works 24/7 because it’s convenient for everyone else.

[The Jabroni]

Isn't there a city by-law currently preventing overnight construction without special permits or something?

[cllew]

Originally Posted by The Jabroni

Isn't there a city by-law currently preventing overnight construction without special permits or something?

this is the usual boilerplate wording in paving contracts

Further to 3.10 of CW 1130, the Contractor shall require written permission forty-eight (48)
hours in advance from the Consultant for any Work to be performed between 2000 hours and
0700 hours, or on Saturdays, Sundays, Statutory Holidays and or Civic Holidays.

I think that this clause is usually used for cutting the expansion joints in green concrete but also can be used for after hours water main and sewer cut overs during overnight low flow times.

I am sure if the city needed 24 hour construction it would be explicitly worded in the tender documents as being permitted.

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by The Jabroni

Isn't there a city by-law currently preventing overnight construction without special permits or something?

Road construction information

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[Carboy15]

https://www.tiktok.com/@kylebazylo/video/7689481194290826516

I watched this guy lately talk about how he'd fix Sage Creek Traffic. I think this would be a simple but logical solution which could easily be done. But I'm curious why they wouldn't have thought of this from the beginning? Could it be the Winnipeg/Springfield Boundary, etc.

[WildCake]

Originally Posted by Carboy15

https://www.tiktok.com/@kylebazylo/video/7689481194290826516

I watched this guy lately talk about how he'd fix Sage Creek Traffic. I think this would be a simple but logical solution which could easily be done. But I'm curious why they wouldn't have thought of this from the beginning? Could it be the Winnipeg/Springfield Boundary, etc.

He's suggesting to connect Sage Creek to Plessis and have traffic run to the Perimeter? That access to the Perimeter will eventually be closed, MTI already closed the median, and I'm surprised they've allowed it to stay open now that the Symington intersection was given some upgrades.

Sage Creek was never connected to Plessis since it was never supposed to be an option.

Once the Springfield side starts to develop, that area will eventually need an interchange at Symington and some sort of access point over the tracks to Fermor. The city should probably start on an area plan with MTI and Springfield to map out what that whole quadrant within the Perimeter will look like in the future. Chances are, Plessis in it's current form will not exist.