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NIVERVILLE, MAN. — The Manitoba government is partnering with the Town of Niverville on a new reconstruction project for Provincial Road (PR) 311.

The work will include several intersection improvements and surface renewal with the province and town cost-sharing the $17.7-million project.

Approximately $9.7 million will be coming from the Manitoba government, explains a release.

In particular, the work will reconstruct PR 311 from just west of Wallace Road to Fifth Avenue, building on the already completed project from Fifth Avenue to Sixth Avenue S. The reconstruction project will include:

• expansion to a four-lane cross-section from a two-lane for the western half of the project;
• land drainage system upgrades;
• additional turning lanes;
• a new roundabout; and
• improved traffic lights long with upgrades to the municipal streets connecting to PR 311.

Once construction is complete, ownership and responsibility of PR 311 from Wallace Road to Sixth Avenue S. and Provincial Access 622 from PR 311 to the south limit of Niverville will be transferred to the town.

This includes responsibility for road maintenance, traffic authority and future improvements, the release adds, while the province will retain responsibility for operating and maintaining traffic signals on PR 311.

The reconstruction addresses increasing traffic volumes driven by new developments that are expected to significantly increase activity along PR 311.

Design work on the project is nearly complete with tendering expected in 2026 and construction targeted later this year.