February 22, 2012

Manitoba winter roads now open

Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation has announced that the winter road network is now open, allowing large trucks and other vehicles to get needed goods to 23 remote communities.

Portions of the winter road system were opened in recent weeks with access to the last community opening last week.

Recent colder temperatures created ice thick enough to support large trucks and allowed construction crews to make good progress in preparing the roads to be opened, but some routes have weight restrictions.

Manitoba’s winter road system has approximately 2,500 kilometres of roadways.

Last year the access to the last remote community was achieved on Feb. 25.

Since 2001, more than 25 per cent or about 600 km of the system has been moved from lakes, rivers and creeks onto land.

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