On Wednesday, the Manitoba government announced that it would invest more than $13 million to reconstruct provincial highway 5A.
This highway serves as the main access point into the city of Dauphin. Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler says:
“These improvements are key to improving the reliability and efficiency of our economic trade routes, which support both international and inter-provincial trade flows.”
The project will improve driver safety by reducing access points, improving intersections and traffic flow, as well as developing a four-lane divided roadway.
The Project extends between Municipal Road 144N (Triangle Road) and Whitmore Avenue and includes:
- Reconstruction of PTH 5A including the construction of additional lanes and a raised median.
- Construction of service roads along the east and west PTH 5A corridor. The new west service road will extend from the Co-Op Gas Bar to Eric Irwin Way. The new east service road will extend from Dauphin Ford to Triangle Road.
- Relocation of the Dauphin Market Place Mall access approximately 15 m south and construction of turning lanes and installation of traffic signals.
- Intersection improvements at Riverside Road including turning lanes.
- Installation of storm sewer drainage and catch basins curb and gutter, in co-operation with the City of Dauphin.
- Construction of sidewalks from Riverside Avenue to Beresford Avenue in co-operation with the City of Dauphin.
Work on the highway is expected to start in the 2022-23 construction season, and projects to be completed prior to Dauphin hosting the Manitoba Summer Games in 2024.
