A major upgrade of Loewen Boulevard, east of Steinbach, will not start until next year. Roger Bouvier, Chief Administrative Officer for the RM of La Broquerie, says it's a joint project with the RM of Ste. Anne and the Manitoba Government. He says they had hoped to start this fall but it's getting too late in the year. The plan is now to start after spring thaw.
Bouvier explains they will rebuild the three miles of road from Hirschfeld Road to Kokomo Road. He notes previous upgrades have not held up.
"There's been some work done on the road but not to any standard where we could look at long term solutions. So what we are doing now is to have it ready for future development such as sealcoat or asphalt. It'll be to our standards so it will be ready for a long term finish on this road."
Bouvier says the upgrades will cost about a quarter of a million dollars per mile. Phase one next year involves the mile from Kokomo Road to Borland Road. The other two miles will be done in future years.
"By finishing this road properly, I would think it would take a lot of traffic off of Highway #52 because a lot of people would use this road if it was in better condition. It's also very costly for us to maintain. We have to grade it a minimum of once a week, in the summer - twice a week, so it's very time-consuming, very costly for us to maintain it. A long term solution is what we need on this road."
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