Tuesday, March 8, 2011

City Demanding Money to Repair Bridges

Its like being between a rock and a hard place.

That's how some members of city council have described this year's budget process.

Of particular concern is what to do with the city's aging bridges.

There's no money in the capital budget to fix them up, but Councillor Ron Lunny says they know the work has to be done eventually.

The West Winnipeg River Bridge, better known as the Husky Bridge, is the main priority for the city, and needs over 5.5 million dollars of repair work done.

Mayor Dave Canfield says he doesn't want to foot the bill for the project and is insisting the provincial government take back control over bridges from the municipality.