In order to offer all our city’s services, we need to own and manage a lot of infrastructure, over $423 million worth, to be exact.
The City of Selkirk is investing $8,253,325 into infrastructure this year.
The stretch of Main Street north of Manitoba Avenue to Lake will be transformed to become vibrant, safe, accessible, and pedestrian-friendly.
The city is partnering with the Province of Manitoba, who will be resurfacing the driving lanes, while the city invests $4,983,216 into improving turning lanes, boulevards, medians, and sidewalks, and will introduce modern, accessible crosswalks at Morris and Queen in a cost-effective move.
Additionally, Active Transportation (AT) pathways will be included on both sides of the street to provide safer routes for cyclists and pedestrians and will connect to the existing AT network.
The city will continue its naturalization efforts on the medians with shrubs, wildflowers, and prairie grasses, and will establish rain gardens at various intersections, which are designed to mitigate stormwater runoff and water plants.
The project will also include the planting of new street trees, with many of them integrated into Silva Cells, which will optimize root growth and ensure long-term tree health.
The force main that runs along Main Street is a critical piece of infrastructure carrying 90% of the city’s sewage to the Wastewater Treatment Plant. To enhance this system and to prevent failure, a new secondary pipe is being installed along Main Street to enable switching between the old and new pipes. This work will allow the city to perform future upgrades to the existing pipe to enhance durability and avoid pipe failure and mass sewage leaks.
The city will invest $1,788,000 into the 200 block of Toronto Avenue with a new street surface, sidewalk installation, watermain, and the separation of the sewer and storm sewer system, furthering the city’s commitment towards the separation of its combined sewer network, which in turn eliminates the potential of sewer backup in homes and adds capacity to the city’s storm water system.
The block also requires a new watermain to allow a continuous flow of high-quality water into homes for years to come and drastically reduce the chance of a watermain break.
The area has seen numerous watermain breaks in the past year. Sewer renewal liners will be installed to extend the service life of existing sewer lines which will help to reduce the risk of sewer main breaks.
The road surface is rated as poor condition and will be resurfaced. A new sidewalk will be installed, making the street safer for pedestrians. Curb and gutter work will take place as well.
The total investment on Mercy Avenue is $950,000 and will be partially paid for with a grant from the Government of Canada.
Mercy Street between Strathnaver and Pacific as well as between Vaughan and McLean have been rated as in poor and very poor condition and will be resurfaced to improve road safety and address the condition of the roadway.
The city will also be adding a dedicated bike lane to the street as identified in the City’s Active Transportation Strategy.
This new lane will provide the city’s first north/south bike lane and will connect to the established east/west network.
The three-kilometer multi-directional lane will be located on the west side of Mercy, on the street surface running from Manchester to Greenwood. It will allow for cyclists to travel in both directions and will have dividing lines and directional arrows painted, much like streets.
The west side was selected because it impacts fewer property owners, crosses fewer intersections, and has larger properties and green spaces.
Please be advised of the following closures on Main Street to accommodate road resurfacing: The closures will cause the following accommodations and changes to the area: The city will be
Toronto Avenue Reconstruction – sod has been placed on the boulevard. We ask that residents do not cut the grass as the contractor will be responsible for making the first
Toronto Avenue Road Construction: curb and gutter work has started on the 200 block of Toronto Avenue on Tuesday, August 27th. This work will take approximately 4 to 5 days
The work to tie in to the force main last night was completed. However, one of the parts failed during testing. This is a speciality part that was manufactured specifically
Toronto Avenue Watermain Renewal: expect some temporary traffic stoppages on Eveline Street at Toronto Avenue on Wednesday, July 31st. Contractors are laying some pipe to complete the watermain renewal project