Thier was a good post earlier ^ here on the Infrastructure spending announced by the Provincial Gov't over the next 5 years due to the PST hike. A break down of the expenditures to be made.
Here's the article on the plan. I enjoyed the last paragraphs from the Authors.(red)
Larry Kusch and Bruce Owen
"Infrastructure investments"
Here's what the NDP promised Manitobans in the past month on infrastructure spending:
$215 million for Highway 75. The aim is to keep it open during all but 1997-level floods and will involve diverting the Morris River so it flows into the Red River further north.
$225 million towards the second phase of rapid transit in south Winnipeg, including adding additional vehicle and bike lanes to the Pembina-Jubilee Underpass.
$200 million over the next five years to start rebuilding the southwest quadrant of the Perimeter Highway, essentially from Portage Avenue to Pembina Highway and Highway 75. Included is a diamond interchange at McGillivray Boulevard that will do away with traffic-control lights.
$67 million to upgrade Highway 10 from Riding Mountain National Park to the U.S. border, including new passing lanes, curve realignments and asphalt resurfacing.
$45 million for Highway 9 from Winnipeg to Winnipeg Beach for concrete reconstruction, asphalt resurfacing and better road drainage.
$225 million for Highway 6 from Winnipeg to Thompson, including bridge replacements, intersection improvements, curve realignments and design work for new passing lanes. Included in that amount are plans to surface Provincial Roads 373 and 374, which will be access points to the east side road network currently under construction.
The total for these six projects is $997 million over five years.
So, in a nutshell, over the past month the province has promised that almost $1 billion will be spent over the next few years on six road projects.
The actual accounting, which level of government pays what and by when, remains kind of fuzzy.
Not that it matters much anyway... there's only one source.
Sigh.
At least the roads will be smoother.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opi..._the_Dome.html