Manitoba’s winter road system has been completed and is fully open except for the road to Tadoule Lake.

Winter roads are a lifeline to northern remote communities that rely on them for vital supplies including construction materials, fuel and equipment. More than 2500 shipments per year arrive in the communities linked by the temporary road system.

“Due to warmer temperatures in December and January, construction fell behind the seasonal schedule. However, we will not compromise the safety of the road system or of the people constructing it. After many efforts, we are pleased to announce the system will be completed this week and communities will have full passage to the network,” said Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler.

In a normal year most winter roads are open from mid-January to mid-March depending on weather conditions. This year due to much warmer weather in December and January the completion of more than 2,381 kilometres of winter roads was delayed.

30,000 Manitobans in 22 communities are served by the road system for only a few months each year. During the rest of the year supplies have to be brought in by air.

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