Brandon Area Road Network Development Plan

Traffic patterns and volumes have been changing throughout the City of Brandon and its surrounding municipalities during the last several years. Continued development and redevelopment within the City of Brandon, including commercial, industrial, institutional and residential, is anticipated to affect traffic patterns and volumes to an even greater extent.

To address these current and anticipated changes, Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation (MIT) and the City of Brandon (City) commissioned a study to develop a Brandon Area Road Network Development Plan. This Plan establishes a prioritized Infrastructure Investment Plan for the City of Brandon road network and Provincial highways that provide service to and from Brandon within a 60-km surrounding area. Throughout the study process there was a focus on the interconnectivity, dual funding, and dual responsibility between the Province and the City.

The plan will be used to guide the development and maintenance of a safe, affordable and efficient road network to meet the projected economic development and social needs of the Brandon area over the next 20 years.

The plan recommends solutions with a view to providing an efficient, economical, socially responsible and environmentally sustainable road network in Brandon and its surrounding area. The solutions were developed to a conceptual planning level (i.e., single line with associated functional characteristics) with preliminary cost estimates. The plans recommend strategies contribute to sustainable transportation including alternative sources of funding for the recommended solutions.