Manitoba spends $3M to enhance Portage la Prairie road to generate interprovincial trade growth

Municipal Minister Ian Bushie announced Wednesday that Manitoba is spending $3 cardinal to heighten a roadworthy successful Portage La Prairie for interprovincial waste and acquisition growth.

“This upgrade is going to make it easier to vessel equipment done nan RM of Portage la Prairie, helping to turn our economy,” said Bushie.

“Unlike nan erstwhile government, who froze backing to municipalities, we’re building Manitoba and creating much bully jobs. In Portage, we’re making this agelong of road much reliable for group and supporting businesses successful nan area by reducing nan number of trips they request to take.”

Upgrading Road 41W will create much options for carrier companies acknowledgment to nan accrued weight limit, while besides making judge nan road is built to support that traffic, improving nan value of nan roadworthy for each drivers. Fewer trips to carrier equipment is not only a thief to business, it will besides thief trim emissions, nan curate noted.

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“We are very thankful for nan provincial backing provided done nan Municipal Economic Development Infrastructure Program which will importantly assistance pinch infrastructure improvements required to bolster continued economical maturation successful nan Poplar Bluff Industrial Park and crossed Manitoba,” said Reeve Kam Blight, RM of Portage la Prairie.

“The projected improvements to nan roadway, Trans-Canada Highway intersection and at-grade railway crossing will beforehand nan safe and businesslike proscription of equipment and workers successful nan area. Without nan Manitoba authorities support, done programs for illustration this, agrarian areas would not beryllium capable to pull ample industries for illustration Simplot, Roquette, McCain’s and hopefully successful nan adjacent early Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp.”

The upgrade is portion of a broader effort to grow nan provincial road network, enhancing waste and acquisition and commerce routes designed to accommodate Road and Transportation Association of Canada (RTAC) loading standards, which correspond Manitoba’s highest regulated motortruck weight classification.