WINNIPEG - February 26, 2010 - The City of Winnipeg’s Snow Route Overnight Parking Ban will be lifted effective 6:01 a.m. Sunday morning, February 28, 2010.

The ban prohibits parking between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on all streets designated as Snow Routes.

Brad Sacher, Director of Public Works, thanked Winnipeggers for their cooperation in observing the ban. “The absence of parked cars allows snow crews to effectively maintain our priority routes during the winter,” he said.

The Snow Route Overnight Parking Ban runs annually from December 1 to March 1 and is undertaken pursuant to the terms of By-law No. 6288/93.

WINNIPEG - February 26, 2010 - Crews will begin installing limestone rock into the north bank of the Red River at the Disraeli Freeway next week to prepare for the upcoming bridge construction project recently announced by the City.

Work to stabilize the riverbank is scheduled to begin Monday, March 1 and is expected to last until the end of the month. This work needs to be done now as the ground is still frozen.

Trucks and equipment will gain access to the work site from Midwinter Avenue, immediately west of the bridge. While there won’t be any street closures as a result, motorists should be aware that traffic may be required to slow down or come to a stop to allow construction vehicles access to the site.