Province announces $15 million grant program to patch pothole-plagued roads
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The Manitoba government is sinking $15 million into a one-time grant program aimed at fixing the province’s pothole-addled roads made worse by months of extreme weather.
The Manitoba government is sinking $15 million into a one-time grant program aimed at fixing the province’s pothole-addled roads made worse by months of extreme weather.
Premier Heather Stefanson made the announcement Monday at the Manitoba Public Insurance damage centre on Plessis Road.
Stefanson noted she was a few minutes late to the announcement for a very fitting reason.
“You can’t make this up. We actually hit a pothole this morning and I spilled my coffee down me, but it’s all good. That’s the reason why it’s so important to all of us,” she said.
The province will distribute the money to Manitoba’s 137 municipalities on a per-capita basis, with the City of Winnipeg set to receive $8.9 million.
Stefanson said while the money won’t go towards long-term road solutions, it will help get more potholes filled this summer.
“This is a shorter term solution to get goods moving in the communities, to make sure that people can get to where they need to be in a timely fashion,” she said.
