The coronavirus pandemic has cancelled a lot of activities in Winnipeg so far, but one annual event that will continue unabated is the city’s road construction season, which is planned to get underway in May.
The city said Friday that close to 200 construction projects have been planned, totalling more than 175 kilometres of road improvements.
The improvements to Winnipeg’s local and regional streets, back lanes and sidewalks come with a $130-million price tag and will have the additional benefit of providing jobs at a time when many Winnipeggers are unemployed due to the coronavirus crisis. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “The health and well-being of Canadians remains our top priority as