Route 90 Improvements Study

On June 27, 2024 Council approved the preliminary design. The project was referred to the 2025 Investment Planning process. The City will move forward with an independent value for money assessment. The assessment will evaluate the business case and alternative project delivery methods. Detailed design and funding is required before construction begins.

The Phase 3 public engagement summary is now available and provides an overview of the feedback collected for the project.

The administrative report and preliminary design will be presented to the Standing Policy Committee on Public Works on June 11, 2024. If you would like to participate in the Committee meeting, please submit your comments in writing or register as a delegation by noon on June 10, 2024.

Thank you to all who participated in Phase 3 public engagement. Phase 3 included a survey, an open house, and meetings with adjacent landowners, stakeholder organizations, and Indigenous Rightsholders. Feedback is currently being considered and a summary of the engagement process will be posted online.

Since 2018, the Route 90 Improvements Study has been developing solutions for Route 90 between Taylor Avenue and Ness Avenue. We now have a proposed design that focuses on:

• Safely and efficiently moving people and goods
• Connecting the residential areas east and west of Route 90
• Supporting social interaction, healthy lives, economic stability, and growth
• Providing accessible, connected transportation options for people of all ages and abilities

View the preliminary design map.

We want you to review the proposed preliminary design and provide feedback. Feedback will help us confirm the design.

Take the survey or join us at an open house to tell us what you think:

Open house

Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023
Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Viscount Gort Hotel, 1670 Portage Ave.
Format: Drop-in (come and go)

The online survey closes June 1, 2023.

We will also be meeting with stakeholders and affected landowners to discuss potential property impacts. We’ve reached out to stakeholders and affected landowners directly.

The City approached the Province of Manitoba to explore the acquisition of all or parts of the Manitoba Youth Centre land to accommodate a westward design for the expansion of Route 90. In May 2022, the City was informed by the Province that the centre would not close and the land would not be available.

After Phase 2 engagement, there were two clear options: proceed with the proposed eastward design or explore moving the design westward.

Earlier this year, the City approached the Province of Manitoba to explore the acquisition of all or parts of the Manitoba Youth Centre land to accommodate a westward design for the expansion of Route 90.

The Province continues to review whether any portion of the Manitoba Youth Centre property is in scope for disposal to support the Route 90 Improvements Study.

Exploring this request is contingent on many existing factors including the Province's current review of the youth justice system and its connections to the child welfare system announced in February 2019.

Phase 2 of public engagement provided Winnipeggers with an opportunity to share input on key areas for the preliminary design, including: active transportation, traffic changes, transit, local improvements and access, accessibility and other design elements. Thank you to all who participated. A Phase 2 Public Engagement Summary is now available and provides an overview of the feedback collected for the second phase of public engagement.

Engagement in Phase 2 included:

• Project Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting
• Stakeholder outreach and meetings (6)
• Online survey and scientific survey
• Pop-up events (2)

The City will refine the functional design into a preliminary design with the help of input collected from Phase 2 of public engagement. Phase 3 of public engagement will coincide with the completion of the preliminary design.

View the functional design.

We want to hear from you!

The City is now beginning Phase 2 of public engagement to help refine the functional design into a preliminary design. Phase two of public engagement will provide Winnipeggers with an opportunity to share input on key areas for the preliminary design, including: active transportation, traffic changes, transit, local improvements and access, accessibility and other design elements. Winnipeggers are invited to participate in a second online survey available from June 15 to July 30, 2018. The City is also hosting two pop-ups at the Outlet Collection Winnipeg mall.

Pop-up #1
Date: June 20, 2018
Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Outlet Collection Winnipeg, 555 Sterling Lyon Pkwy.

Pop-up #2
Date: June 28, 2018
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Outlet Collection Winnipeg, 555 Sterling Lyon Pkwy.

Thank you to all those who completed the first online survey. Online surveys were accepted until April 6, 2018. A Phase 1 Public Engagement Summary is now available and provides an overview of the feedback collected for the first phase of public engagement.

Engagement in Phase 1 included:

• Project Advisory Committee (PAC) meetings
• Stakeholder meetings and outreach
• Online survey and statistical survey

We want to hear from you!

The City is kicking off the 2018 Route 90 Improvements Study by inviting you to share your input through an online survey. The online survey is the first of several upcoming opportunities that the public can expect over 2018 to share their input with the project team. The online survey will remain open until April 6, 2018.

Public engagement will build on the important feedback gathered during the 2012 Transportation Planning Study that helped select a preferred alignment for Route 90. We will also be gathering additional input on key areas for this phase of the project, which will be identified by the City and project team as the project progresses.