Following the June council meeting, Winnipeg's public works department identified 15 streets that could be fixed this year once crews complete nearby projects, said public works chair Janice Lukes (councillor for South Winnipeg-St. Norbert). The city's roadwork budget for 2016 is $105 million. Russ Wyatt asserted the city is not doing enough to ensure enough road rehabilitation and renewal work is done this year. She said a number a factors led to the city plan to spend some of next year's road budget this year. City council has the power to approve advances from the next year's budget for a variety of reasons, most often to ensure tendering can take place in a timely manner.

Source: CBC News July 04, 2016 15:45 UTC