Taieruseatioa Sectioa DEPT. OF INDUSTRY & COMMERCE ROOM 254 . . . PHONE 907 473 PROVINCE OF LEGISLATIVE BUILDING Releasee EkdeMarch 29th, 1956. - MANITOBA

LONG RANGE PLANNING . FOR MANITOBA ROADS Manitoba's Department of Public Works is developing a long-term

program of highway construction which calls for a minimum expenditure of

130 million over the next ten years, it was announced by Hon. F.C. Bell,

Minister of the department, in the provincial Legislature.

This year's 27-million-dollar outlay for roads is the first in-

stalment on the long-range plan, Mt. Bell stated.

Plans include $92 million for rebuilding and resurfacing of provincial

trunk highways; $20 million for extension of the trunk highway system;

$15,300,000 for completion of the Trans-Canada highway and $3 million for

completing the bypass to the north of Winnipeg.

The length of time these projects will take to complete will

depend on the amount of aid received from the Federal Government, Mt, Bell

stated. Completion of the program could be expected in less than the allotted

ten years, he said, if federal aid was expanded.

The estimated $20 million for trunk highway extension provides for

the addition of 500 miles of highway - location of which will be determined

. by traffic counts, Mt. Bell stated.

Increased traffic on Manitoba highways is expected to result from

the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, the minister pointed out.

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PROVINCE OF MANITOBA PROPOSED HIGHWAY PROGRAMME 1956 - 1957

Location Mileage Nature of work

Trans-Canada Highway East

P.T.H. No.11 - East Braintree 13.2 Gravel base course & Bituminous Mat

East Braintree - Falcon Creek 13.76 Gravel base course & Bituminous Mat

Ste. Annels Road - Falcon Creek 57.7 Seal Coat lalcon Creek - East Boundary of Manitoba 9.7 Grading and Gravelling Trans-Canada Highway West

Headingly - East Crossing of 5.4 Grading, gravelling and structures

Headingly - Portage South Road 5.8 Reinforced Concrete Pavement & shoulders

Cabot - Fortier 16.2 Reinforced Concrete Pavement & shoulders

Fortier - 2nd Crossing of Assiniboine River 10.6 Reinforced Concrete Pavement & shoulders

2nd Crossing Assiniboine River Bridge substructure & superstructure

2nd Crossing Assiniboine River - Junction P.T.H. No.1 West 5,4 Grading, gravelling and river diversion

2nd Crossing Assiniboine River - Junction P.T.H. No.1 West Reinforced Concrete Pavement & shoulders

Junction P.T.H. No.1 West through Portage la Prairie 4.2 Bituminous Mat

Proposed Highway Programme - 1956-1957 Contd. Page 2.

Location Mileage Nature of work

Trans-Canada Highway West

Portage la Prairie - P.T.H. No. 4 6.7 Reinforced concrete pavement and shoulders

City of Portage la Prairie - P.T.H. No. 4 4A Detour Reconstruction, gravelling and prime

Sidney - 3 miles east of Carberry 9.0 Grading, gravelling and structures

3 mi. East of Carberry - Camp Hughes 12.5 Grading, stabilized base bituminous mat

Camp Hughes - First Street 16.0 Grading, stabilized base and bituminous mat

18th St, Brandon - Kemnay 10.4 Grading, gravelling and structure

P.T.H. No. 1 East

Bergen Cutoff .- Lockport 13.0 Gravel Base Course, Culverts, Concrete Widening & Bituminous Mat

Beausejour By-pass 1.0 Grading, Gravel Base Course & Bituminous Mat

Miscellaneous 15.0 Seal coating

P.T.H. No. 1 West

South Lane, Portage Avenue, R.M. of St. James .75 Reinforced Concrete Pavement

First Street Bridge, Brandon Repairs to hand rails, deck, etc.

Brandon West Construction of Weirs

P.T.H. No. 2

Oak Bluff - Elm Creek 32.2 Shoulder Construction & seal coating Proposed Highway Programme - 1956-1957, Cont'd. Page 3. Location Mileage Nature of work

Rathwell - Cypress River 26.5 Grading, Gravelling & Structures

Pipestone -- Saskatchewan Boundary 21.3 Prime P.T.H. No. 3

Oak Bluff - Sanford 8.0 Gravel and Double Prime

Sanford - Brunkild 9.1 Gravel and Double Prime

Brunkild - Sperling 7.0 Grading and Structures Gravelling and Double Prime Sperling-Carman-Jordan 22.0 Gravel and Double Prime Jordan - P.T.H. No. 14 12.0 Completion of Structures Gravel and Double Prime

Clearwater - Junction P.T.H. 18 26.9 Prime

Killarney - Ninga Corner 10.0 Grading, Gravelling & Structures

Ninga Corner - P.T.H.10 8.4 Grading, Gravelling & Structures

P.T.H. 10 - Whitewater 11.0 Grading, Gravelling & Structures / Deloraine West '27.7 Prime

Melita - Pierson 17.5 Bituminous Mat

Pierson - Saskatchewan Boundary 6.0 Double Prime P.T.H. No. 4

Gladstone - Westbourne 19.0 Seal Coating

Treepawa - Arden Ridge Repairs

Proposed Highway Programme - 1956-1957, Contld. Page 4.

Location Mileage Nature of work

Newda10 - Strathclair 12.0 Prime

Ipswich - Solsgirth 22.2 Grading, Gravelling & Structures

Solsgirth - Foxwarren 10.9 Grading, Gravelling 8: Structures

Foxwarren - Russell 20.5 Double Prime West of Russell Repair of landslide

P.T.H. No. 5

Eden - North of Riding Mountain 13.0 Prime

Norgate South Completion of Bridges

Gienella Road - Norgate 7.5 Gravel and Double Prime Norgate - Ste. Rose 27.0 Grading, Gravelling & Structures

Dauphin Beach - Ochre Beach 1.7 Double Prime

West of Grandview 1.0 Grading and Gravelling

Grandview West 14.0 Double Prime

Shortdale Corner - West 10.4 Grading and Gravelling Structures

Roblin Hill - Shell River 3.0 Double Prime

P.T.H. No. 6

Brooklands - Warren 26.2 Seal Coating

St. Laurent - Lundar 23.0 Gravel and Double Prime

Lundar Deerhorn 7.0 Grading and Gravelling Proposed Highway Programme - 1956-1957, Cont'd. Page 5,

Location Mileage Nature of work

Deerhorn - North of Eriksdale 9.2 Grading, Gravelling & Structures

Mulvihill - Camper 6.0 Grading, Gravelling & Structures

Moosehorn - North 3.0 Scarify and re-gravel

Pairford - Gypsumville 17.5 Scarify and re-gravel

P.T.H. No. 7

Junction P.T.H.6 - Stony Mtn. 8.0 Seal coating

Stony Mtn. - Best School 3,0 Base and Bituminous Mat

Best School - Toulon Misc. Gravel and Double Prime

Village of Komarno, Access 1.0 Re-shape and gravel

Fraserwood - Narcisse 19.0 Grading and Gravelling

Komarno - North of Fraserwood 12.0 Gravalling

Narcisse - Chatfield 8.0 Grading, Gravelling & Structures

P.T.H. No. 8

Junction P.T.H. 8A - Clandeboye Corner 12.5 Drainage and Grading, Gravel and Double Prime

Winnipeg Beach-Sandy Hook-Gimli (Old Location) Misc. Drainage

Whytewold Road - Gimli 13.5 Gravel and Double Prime

Gimli - Camp Morton 5.0 Grading, Gravelling & Structures Proposed Highway Programme, 1956-1957, Cont'd. Page 6.

Location Mileage Nature of work

P.T.H. No. 9

Clandeboye - Petersfield Misc. Drainage

P.T.H. No. 10

Brandon South Misc. Erosion Control

T.C.H. Airport Entrance 1.0 Grading, Structure, Gravel Base Course and Bituminous Mat

Cameron School North 7.0 Grading, Gravelling & Structures

P.T.H. No. 10 Contd.

Cowan - Swan River 21.0 Gravel Base Course & Prime

Swan River - 11.5 Re-prime

Town of Swan River .3 Gravel Base Course and Bituminous Mat

Bowsman - Birch River 16.0 Grading, Gravelling & Structures

. - Prospector 11.0 Grading and Gravelling

Prospector North Misc. Grade repairs & Gravelling

Baker's Narrows East 7.0 Grade improvement & Gravelling

Baker's Narrows - Flin Plan 19.0 Scarifying & Calcium Chloride

P.T.H. No. 11

T.C.H. - P.T.H. 1 East 20.0 Gravel and Double Prime

P.T.H. 1 East - Brookfield Cor. 11.5 Gravel Base Course & Bituminous Mat

Proposed Highway Programme, 1956-1957, Contld.. Page 7.

Location Mileage Nature of work

Brookfield Cor. - McArthur Falls 11.0 Grading, Gravelling & Stuctures

St. George - Pine Falls 6.0 Re-prime

P.T.H. No. 12

South Junction - Sart° Corner 50.0 Gravel and Calcium Chloride

Sart° Corner - Steinbach 8.0 Gravel Base Course & Bituminous Mat

Steinbach - T.C.H. 13.2 Seal Coating

T.C.H. - P.T.H. 15 13.0 Grading, Gravelling & Structures

P.T.H. No. 13

Town of Carman 1.0 Seal Coating

P.T.H, No. 14

East. of Winkler - Rosenfeld 17.5 Gravel Base Course & Bituminous Mat

P.T.H. 14-A

Rosenfeld - International Bdy. 13.0 Seal Coating

P.T.H. No. 15

Junction P.T.H. 59 East Replacement f Bridges 6.4 Bituminous Mat

P.T.H. No. 18

U.S. Boundary - P.T.H. 3 6.0 Prime

Killarney By-Pass 1.5 Prime

Proposed Highway Programme, 1956-1957, Cont'd. Page 8.

Location Mileage Nature of work

Ninette P.T.H. 2 12.7 Prime

P.T.H. No. 20

Vermillion River - Wilson River 1.8 Wilson River Bridge & Approaches

Wilson River - Pork River Completion of Structures 18.5 Gravelling

Fork River - 12.0 Grading, Gravelling & Structures

P.T.H. No. 21

Deloraine Area Misc. Prime

Junction P.T.H.3-Junction P.T.H.2 Misc. Prime

Pipestone Creek 1.8 Grading, Gravelling & Structures

P.T.H. No. 22

Thalberg Area 2.0 Gravel and Prime

Stead Road - Grand Marais 13.5 Seal Coating

Grand Beach Cor. - Victoria Beach 4.8 Grading and Gravelling

P.T.H. No. 23 E.

Vicinity of La Rochelle Replacement of Bridges

Red River Bridge at Morris Completion of Decking

P.T.H. No. 23 W.

Jordan - Miami Hill 8.0 Grading, Gravelling & Structures. Proposed Highway Programme, 1956-1957, Cont'd. Page 9.

Location Mileage Nature of work

Miami Repair Miami Slide

Town of Altamont .5 Drainage, Gravel Base Course & Bituminous Mat

Town of Somerset 1.0 Gravel Base Course & Bituminous Mat

P.T.H. No. 27 Junction P.T.H.10 - Rapid 5.3 Prime P.T.H. No. 34 P.T.H.23 - Bruxelles Corner 6.0 Grading, Gravelling & Structures Holland - Austin 25.5 Double Prime

P.T.H. No. 41

T.C.H. - 42.2 Double Prime

P.T.H. No. 50

Langruth North 10.0 Grading, Gravelling & Bituminous Mat

Glenella Corner East 4.0 Gravelling P.T.H. No. 59 Planky Plains Planky Plains Bridge & Approaches

St. Malo - St. Pierre 8.3 Double Prime

St. Pierre - Manning Canal 18.2 Seal Coating and Shoulder Stabilization

Ile de Chenes - T.C.H. 9.0 Grading, Gravelling & Structures

Proposed Highway Programme, 1956-1957, Contd. Page 10. Location Mileage Nature of work Marion Street - Birds Hill 7.6 Bituminous Mat

P.T.H. No. 89 Melita - Correction Lines 7.0 Grading, etc. Scarth - Maryfield Road 9.0 Grading, Gravelling & Structures T.C.H. - North Byd. R.M. Wallace 11.0 Double Prime North Bdy. Wallace - Beulah 14.0 Double Prime Beulah - Birtle 10.5 Prime Russell - North 6.0 Grading, Gravelling & Structures Birtle, West Approach 1.1 Grading, Gravelling & Structures Roblin North 11.0 Grading, Gravelling & Structures

P.T.H. No. 75 Misc. Shoulder Gravel

Miscellaneous

Letellier Bridge Completion of Bridge Seddon's Corner - Radar Station 7.0 Grading, Gravelling & Surfacing Junction P.T.H.7. - Meleb 4.o Grading, Gravelling & Structures Stead -. St. George Road Cleaning North Ditch 2 Pointe du Bois Road Grading East Approach to Winnipeg River - Koostatak Road Raising Deck of Koostatak Bridge Ii H Renew Bridge over Fibher River Mulvihill - Reykjavik Road Re-grading and Gravelling P.T.H.5 - Glenella Road Structure Ste. Rose - Toutes Aides 31.0 Re-grading and Gravelling Ste. Rose - Reykjavik - Ebb & .blow Ferry Road 52.0 Re-grading and Gravelling

Proposed Highway Programme, 1956-1957, Cont'd. Page 11. Location Mileage Nature of w3rk

Miscellaneous, Cont' d.

Grandview - Singoosh Lake Misc. Gravelling Pulp River - Camperville 2.0 Re-Grade and Gravel Winnipegosis - Duck Bay Misc. Re-Grade and Gravel Pine River - Winnipegosis Misc. Grading, Gravelling & Structure Henderson Highway 1.5 Grading 6.0 Gravelling Winkler - Haskett 14.3 Re-Grading and Gravelling - Carberry 6.0 Prime

Perimeter Routes, Greater Winnipeg Misc. Surveys and Right-of-Way