Province funds highway upgrade
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This article was published 08/11/2022 (1283 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The provincial government will spend $5.75 million to improve the section of the Trans-Canada Highway that passes through Brandon, it announced on Monday.
“Our government recognizes the increasing population and growing economy in the city of Brandon and is responding with appropriate improvements to support this growth,” Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk stated in a press release.
“Projects like this will accommodate increasing traffic and promote development in the area, as well as support free-flow conditions on the Trans-Canada Highway.”
A semi truck rolls through Brandon along the Trans-Canada Highway on Monday afternoon. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)
The project will improve efficiency and safety, Piwniuk said.
The money will be spent on pavement and signal improvements along the 2.2-kilometre stretch between the two junctions of Provincial Trunk Highway 10, plus another 300 metres in either direction. That stretch of road will be resurfaced with Superpave asphalt mix, which minimizes cracks and rusts and lasts up to 20 years.
The press release noted that, initially, the plan was to add only a thin overlay to the existing pavement. But due to the road’s importance it was decided to expand the project. The road will now be milled to remove deteriorated pavement and 10 centimetres of Superpave will be added.
Upgrades to traffic detection equipment at both intersections are also planned to make a more reliable system that can be adjusted for future traffic flow.
“The City of Brandon is thrilled to see the investment that the province is making in the important upgrades for this prominent section of the Trans-Canada Highway between First and 18th streets in Brandon,” Mayor Jeff Fawcett stated in the release.
“Our city and region are growing and improvements such as these will ensure safe passage for all motorists from near and far.”
Zenith Paving was awarded the contract to pave the Trans-Canada Highway, the province says.
The concrete work has started, and the entire project is expected to be complete by summer 2023.
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