Public asked to weigh in on deadly Trans-Canada intersection

Manitobans can provide feedback on the functional design study to improve safety at a deadly Manitoba intersection.

Seventeen seniors died when a bus taking 24 people from the Dauphin area to a casino near Carberry crashed at the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 5, on June 15, 2023.

Plans for safety improvements at the intersection will be on display at an open house July 16, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Carberry Community Memorial Hall, the province said in a release.

“We want to hear from those who use this stretch of highway and know it the best to weigh in on what option they would like to see used at this intersection,” Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor said in the release.

Manitobans are invited to comment on the project and learn about the next steps in the design process. This fall, the intersection options, including the three options identified in the in-service road safety review, will be available for public feedback at engagemb.ca.

The province said it anticipates a preferred intersection will be identified in late 2024 and the functional design report will be completed in early 2025. Intersection improvements are scheduled for completion in the fall of 2026.

The province will also be holding public consultation for the intersection of Highway 12 and Provincial Road 210.

An open house is scheduled at Club Jovial in Ste. Anne on July 11 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The open house will provide an overview of the project, present design alternatives under consideration, and advise of the next steps, the release said.

— Free Press staff