Province seeks input on plans to make Carberry intersection safer
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This article was published 08/01/2024 (895 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Manitoba government will invest $12 million to improve safety at the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway 1 and Highway 5, where 17 seniors lost their lives in a crash near Carberry last year.
Wab Kinew’s NDP government is also seeking public feedback in choosing one of three proposals that Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor announced in Dauphin at a press conference this afternoon, to make the intersection safer. They include the installation of a roundabout, median widening, and a restricted crossing U-turn intersection.
“These are the safest options before us, given the current traffic volume at the sight, and now we want your help in determining which of these is the best fit for our highways in Manitoba,” Kinew said at the press conference.
A semi trailer pass by flowers and other items placed at the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 5 just north of Carberry as a memorial to the victims of the devastating collision between a semi trailer and a passenger bus carrying seniors from Dauphin to the Sand Hills Casino back in June. (File / TIM SMITH / THE BRANDON SUN)
The province will be moving forward with a functional design study based on the in-service road safety review that was completed by third-party engineers, which outlines the three options in greater detail.
Naylor said the province has already taken strides to make the intersection safer, including additional signage, fresh pavement markings, and the installation of rumble strips.
Look for more on this story in Tuesday’s paper.
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