The city says intermittent lane closures are set to take place at Portage and Main — beginning as early as Tuesday — as pre-construction work on traffic signals gets underway.
Construction begins in just over a month, but plans for the overhaul of Winnipeg’s most famous intersection are taking shape.
The city says intermittent lane closures are set to take place at Portage and Main — beginning as early as Tuesday and lasting for around four weeks — as pre-construction work on traffic signals gets underway. Closures will take place on various sections of curb and median lanes on both streets, leading up to the demolition of Portage and Main’s concrete barricades beginning in mid-November., includes demolishing the barriers and installing new signals and streetlights, extending the curb at the intersection’s southeast corner, repairing existing medians, and installing new curbs and sidewalks for pedestrians at all four corners.
After decades of closure and a failed plebiscite to reopen the iconic intersection to foot traffic in 2018, Mayor Scott Gillingham announced a reversal of course in March, saying the city wasWinnipeg city council votes 11-3 to reopen landmark Portage and Main to pedestrians‘It’s time to open Portage and Main’: Winnipeg mayor wants pedestrian crossing in 2025Winnipeg lays out plan for Portage and Main reopeningWinnipeg city council votes 11-3 to reopen landmark Portage and Main to...
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