WINNIPEG — Chris Lorenc, president and CEO of the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA), recently appeared before the City of Winnipeg’s Executive Policy Committee supporting Route 90 improvements.
He urged councillors to think big picture and act decisively on “one of the city’s most critical infrastructure projects,” states a notice from the MHCA.
The project proposes upgrades to Route 90 between Ness Avenue and Taylor Avenue.
On funding, Lorenc stressed the federal and provincial governments must be major partners, calling for each to contribute 40 per cent of the project’s costs.
“The only ‘noise’ about the costs, should be about the level of federal and provincial contributions — not whether the project proceeds,” he said.
Route 90 is an important transportation corridor through Winnipeg, linking major residential, employment and commercial areas in the southwest and northwest quadrants.
During the meeting he also reiterated his call for city hall to create a Deputy cao of economic development at the C suite level, to “champion growth strategies and co-ordinate with Manitoba and the capital region.”
“This is your moment to lead,” said Lorenc. “Your moment for leadership. We are ready, willing, and able to assist and support.”
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