Winnipeg repairing 34 residential roads this summer

The City of Winnipeg announcedThursday which residential streets in Winnipeg will see major repairs in the upcoming construction season thanks to additional federal dollars.

The city's director of public works, Jim Berezowsky, said Thursday 34 streets in Winnipeg will have both rehabilitation and reconstruction work done over the coming months, depending on the severity of the problems.

"What you'll be looking at with the upcoming tenders is the opportunity to make major improvements in the local residential neighbourhood," Berezowsky told reporters.

The cost is budgeted at $19.25 million a significant portion of the more than $20 million Winnipeg is spending this year in extra gas tax revenue from the federal government.

The city is spending the remainder on active transportation and improvements to road safety.

A total of 53 residential roads were flagged as needing work last year. Ashortfall in expected roads money from the province put the work on hold until Ottawa announced more than $40 million in extra gas tax revenue will flow to the city, which has decided to spend it over a two-year period.

"We've solved, in part, the funding issue as long as the federal dollars go forward," said Coun. Matt Allard (St. Boniface).

The city reviewed each project and selected 34 roads administration felt confident could be finished this year, and which road projects made sense to undertake at the same time, Berezowsky said.

The plan is to start work on the remaining 19 roads, along with 11 back lanes, in 2020.

Full list of 34 residential streets to be repaired during 2019 construction year:

• Andrews Street between Leila Avenue and Hartford Avenue.
• Cork Avenue between Sly Drive and Salter Street.
• Neville Street between Margate Road and Mapleton Drive.
• Stardust Avenue between Watson Street and McPhillips Street.
• Kairistine Lane between Kinver Avenue and Dexter Street.
• Palms Boulevard between Garden Grove Drive and Burrows Avenue.
• Nora Street between Logan Avenue and Alexander Avenue.
• Jamison Avenue between Roch Street and Henderson Highway.
• Raleigh Street between Munroe Avenue and Chalmers Avenue.
• Raleigh Street between Donwood Drive and Springfield Road.
• Talbot Avenue between Foster Street and Grey Street.
• Edison Avenue between DeGraff Place and Rothesay Street.
• Day Street between McMeans Avenue East and Kildare Avenue.
• Sanford Fleming Road between Plessis Road and Devonshire Drive.
• Maureen Street between Barron Drive and Assiniboine Avenue.
• Whitegates Crescent between Barron Drive and Maureen Street.
• Dowker Avenue between Crowson Bay (east leg) and Pembina Highway.
• Mulvey Avenue between Arbuthnot Street and Lilac Street.
• Ness Avenue between Sturgeon Road and Pebblewood Lane.
• Ainslie Street between Bruce Avenue and Lodge Avenue.
• Lodge Avenue between Davidson Street and Moray Street.
• TrailAvenue between Mount Royal Road and Portage Avenue.
• Strathcona Street between Ellice Avenue and St. Matthews Avenue.
• Derek Street between Windermere Avenue and Parker Avenue.
• Hudson Street between Clarence Avenue and Chevrier Boulevard.
• Caledon Road between Mapleridge Avenue and Killarney Avenue.
• Villeneuve Boulevard between Ducharme Avenue and Des Trappistes Street.
• Thatcher Drive between University Crescent and Pembina Highway.
• Hamel Avenue between Des Meurons Street and Aulneau Street.
• Traverse Avenue between Dollard Boulevard and Marion Street.
• Flynn Street between Barrington Avenue and Moore Avenue.
• Hazelwood Avenue between Dakota Street and Dells Crescent.
• Pulberry Street between Parkville Drive and St. Michael Road.
• Traynor Bay between St. Michael Road and St. Michael Road.