Waverley underpass project gets OK from executive policy committee
Proposed $155-million project now heads to council next week for a final vote
Winnipeg drivers frustrated by long train delays at the Waverley Street crossing are one vote away from knowing if something will finally be done.
The proposed $155-million Waverley underpass project was given a thumbs up by the city's executive policy committee on Wednesday morning. It heads to council next week for a final vote.
EPC passes Waverley underpass just like that...boom. Done. Moving on to full council vote. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcmb?src=hash">#cbcmb</a>
—@SKKavWednesday's discussion around the project wasn't nearly as hostile as last week's debate, when the city's public works committee heard from some councillors who were angry about what they said was a lack of information about the plan.
They also criticized the cost-benefit analysis done on the project by city staff and said they would need more details before they would consider approving the work.
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The EPC, however, is composed of the mayor's closest allies and Mayor Brian Bowman has long pushed for the underpass.
The debate at council will likely be a little more heated as some councillors have called for the project to be delayed until a task force, headed by former Quebec premier Jean Charest, can examine the possible relocation of rail yards out of Winnipeg.