2025 Road Construction in Waverley West

You can check where construction is occurring in the City by viewing:

• the 2025 road construction map which shows specific road construction projects (see road construction list by street name)
• the 2025 lane closure map which list streets closed due to hydro work, tree pruning, utility cuts, gas line adjustments, etc. (see lane closure list by street name)

The city engineers are always monitoring road conditions. Each spring, when the frost comes out of the ground in mid May, engineers and road inspectors review conditions. In the Waverley West ward, the Richmond West, Whyte Ridge and University Heights neighbourhoods have older roads in poorer condition.

• SEE: Waverley West ward 2024 road conditions map. Note that Waverley Heights,  Richmond West and Whyte Ridge have some of the oldest streets requiring repairs and maintenance to keep them in good shape.
• SEE: City of Winnipeg 2024 road conditions map. Note that city wide – we have many many streets in poor condition. Many areas of the city need repairs.

This year the City is investing ~ $165 Million in road repairs. Nowhere near enough, but we have to find a balance between road repair and the many other critical services the City must deliver; fire stations, water treatment, sewer upgrades, transit expansion, police, and more.

Please know the city has a robust street maintenance program, and throughout the year, potholes, joints and road repairs will occur on an ongoing basis. Please contact 311 to report issues.

Please know I am not a streets engineer, and rely on the engineers in public works to determine the streets in need of repair.

2025 Construction Season

If your street is on the list, you will receive a letter approximately two weeks before construction starts.

Road Renewals:

• Alumni Pl – Chancellor/Chancellor
• Chancellor Dr – Markham Rd/Path
• Dartmouth Dr – Snow St/Pembina
• Markham Rd – Snow St/Pembina
• Pembina Hwy- Rehabilitation of overpass at Abinojii Mikanah
• Snow St – Markham Rd/Dartmouth Dr
• Snow St – Dartmouth/End
• University Cres – 80m N of Dysart Rd/Thatcher Dr
• University Cres – Markham Rd/80m N of Dysart
• University Crescent Pavement Renewals

Active Transportation:

• For the 2025 construction season, as part of the road renewal projects, sidewalks will be added on Snow, Markham and Dartmouth Roads
• SEE overview 

HOW DO STREETS GET PRIORITIZED:

There are several factors that weigh in on how a street is prioritized as a candidate for work, i.e. if it’s located next to a school or park, if it’s a Priority 2 or 3 street, percentage of concrete work required prior to doing a certain type of surfacing, and technical conditions such as existing cross fall/slab faulting in panels, etc. The goal is to optimize the value of the pavement treatment and to optimize the pavement life cycle. The following were taken into consideration in developing the list of recommended locations for renewal:

• The distribution of the local street renewal projects among the fifteen wards of the City is based on the proportion of local street renewal needs in each ward relative to City wide needs. The most recent condition ratings were used to determine the distribution of local street renewal projects.
• The lane renewals are distributed among wards with the highest number of lanes in poor condition.

The City carries out surface condition ratings to identify each street’s general condition. Selection factors for consideration of the location and/or renewal treatment of a roadway include:

• Where the pavement is in its life-cycle – preservation vs reactive treatments
• Condition of the underground utilities – specifically water mains and sewer system
• Road classification (industrial, collector, residential)
• Bus route
• Truck route
• Budget available
• Development in the area
• Continuity of routes (e.g. extend a renewal to complete a section)

The distribution of the local street renewal projects among the fifteen wards of the City is based on the proportion of local street renewal needs in each ward relative to City wide needs. The most recent condition ratings were used to determine the distribution of local street renewal projects. The lane renewals are distributed among wards with the highest number of lanes in poor condition.

STREET REHABILITATION

• Street rehabilitations occur when pavement structure is in fair to poor condition, with restoration possible with pavement repairs (joints and select slabs) prior to resurfacing
• Resurfacing restores the ride and improves the drainage, extending the pavement life

What’s done:

• Extensive concrete repairs and new asphalt surface:
• Only includes renewal of sidewalks in poor condition or requiring improvements for those with restricted mobility
• Minimizes work on private approaches, overlaying where possible and renewing them where required for grade (drainage)
• Minimal boulevard restoration, as required by the sidewalk and/or pavement repairs
• Requires extensive coordination and staging of works, may include other underground infrastructure renewals

MAINTENANCE

• Every year pothole crews are out patching streets, this is an ongoing program year around.

If you have any additional questions, please contact me at jlukes@winnipeg.ca