Manitoba Highway wants smooth running this winter, minister says – Winnipeg

tomtidgewellNovember 7, 2022

Manitoba hopes this winter will run smoother for highway drivers after last year’s back-to-back dumping due to snowstorms and high winds.

Doyle Piwniuk, the state’s Minister of Infrastructure, said his team is currently working on increasing manpower to deal with another potential snow barrage, a problem Manitoba shares with neighboring states on both sides. It says it is.

“The ministers of Ontario and Saskatchewan have the same recruitment challenges as us and are working hard to ensure they have staff for this winter,” Piwniuk told 680 CJOB’s. start.

“Our goal is to provide 24/7 service on local highways.

“We actually hired 40 retirees from MPI and brought them back to work part-time snow removal, especially in the north.”

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Piwniuk said improvements are being made to Manitoba’s 511 system, also known as the Road and Traveler Information service. This will soon include a new mobile app that will provide drivers with up-to-date details about roads closed by the RCMP for unsafe reasons. conditions.

“[Police]are the ones who actually determine if a highway is closed, so[we]will get information from the RCMP and update the 511 system to ensure Manitobaans have accurate information. Let me figure it out. There.”

Messages will also be posted throughout the state warning drivers of hazards and road closures.