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CTV News
2 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Repair delayed for pipe that caused major Winnipeg sewage leak
Millions of litres of raw sewage leaked into the Red River from Feb. 7 to 13, 2024. (Danton Unger/CTV News Winnipeg. Uploaded Feb. 21, 2024) The City of Winnipeg has delayed a permanent repair to a pipe that was the cause of major sewage leak into the Red River last year. According to the city, the schedule has been delayed so it can focus on improving the 'robustness and efficiency' of the emergency bypass. Though the city's targeted installation was fall 2025, it has refocused its efforts to first make changes to the temporary bypass system by improving its capacity and reliability. Winnipeg said it changed around the pump arrangement, adding that the temporary bypass can pump a little bit more than the old crossing. The city said another cause of the delay is that it wants to ensure it gets a qualified contractor for the repair, adding that it also has to consider flow conditions for when it switches over to the new pipe. 'This is highly specialized and complex work and there are only a handful of qualified contractors, all which are from outside the province,' it said in a statement. 'This type of tunneling also cannot be performed during winter conditions.' This delay comes over a year after a pipe leak caused 135.2 million litres of untreated sewage to spill into the Red River at the Fort Garry Bridge. CTV News Winnipeg previously reported the spill was linked to a November 2023 incident when it was determined that one of the two river crossing pipes at the location had a leak. Work on the permanent repair will begin in fall 2025. The new river crossing is expected to be in operation by May 2026.
CBS News
3 days ago
- Climate
- CBS News
Hail, strong winds possible with severe storms across North Texas on Thursday
Some North Texans could see dense fog during Thursday morning commute Some North Texans could see dense fog during Thursday morning commute Some North Texans could see dense fog during Thursday morning commute The potential of strong to severe storms on Thursday has prompted a First Alert Weather Day. A cold front will move south today, reaching the Red River around 4 p.m.-5 p.m. and reaching DFW around 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. All of North Texas is under a marginal severe threat. Western counties are under a slight severe threat. CBS News Texas As the front encounters unstable and moist air, scattered showers and storms are expected to develop along and ahead of it. CBS News Texas While storm coverage will remain scattered, the chances increase Thursday night as a complex of storms is projected to form near the intersection of the front and dryline in the Big Country and move southeast. CBS News Texas By early Friday, the front and associated convection should exit the region, with only a low potential for lingering storms. Leftover cloud cover will slowly clear and temperatures in North Texas to be slightly cooler in the upper 70s to low 80s. Make weekend plans to get outside to the pool or the area lakes as an area of high pressure builds into the Southern Plains. Temperatures will be near seasonal normal, ranging from the mid-80s to the lower 90s with daily storm chances returning to the forecast next week. CBS News Texas
CBC
3 days ago
- General
- CBC
St. Vital Bridge work resumes, along with traffic jams
Residents and commuters in Winnipeg's south Osborne neighbourhood say they're confused and frustrated by the return of traffic jams, after crews resumed work on the St. Vital Bridge over the Red River.
CBC
3 days ago
- General
- CBC
Traffic jams return to south Osborne as work resumes on St. Vital Bridge
Social Sharing Some people living, working and driving in Winnipeg's south Osborne neighbourhood say they're confused and frustrated by the return of traffic jams after crews resumed work on the St. Vital Bridge over the Red River. Work began in 2022 and was substantially completed last fall. But when work on the bridge shut down in October, crews weren't finished yet. According to a report to Winnipeg city council's finance committee earlier this month, they still had to apply protective coating to steel girders, and finish landscaping and ditch work. That's all expected to wrap up this summer. Parysh Blakney, who manages the Osborne Auto Service repair shop, just north of the bridge, was relieved when the work wrapped up and the traffic barricades came down last fall. Like others in the neighbourhood, she put up with construction work on the bridge for years. But then earlier this spring, the work crews came back. "[I'm] just confused as to what they're doing now, because … I was under the assumption, like everybody else, that it was all done," Blakney said. Traffic problems seem worse now than before, and drivers less patient, she said. "We just got a lot of people cutting through the parking lot trying to avoid waiting in the line," said Blakney. "They're coming up the side streets and they cut through at quite a speed. There's been a few times where backing out of the shop, you have to stop real quick, because someone's coming super fast that shouldn't be." Diane Papineau, who lives south of the bridge and crosses it every day, says trips to get coffee — normally a five-minute drive — can now take up to 25 minutes. Like Blakney, Papineau was relieved when construction crews left last fall, and said she feels "a little depressed" now that work has resumed. She would like to see crews work at night, to lessen the impacts on commuters. "There's nobody on the bridge [at night]," she said. "You could get things done a lot faster." Public works committee chair Janice Lukes says she understands the frustration, but the work needed to be done. "I mean, this is Winnipeg. It's construction season," the Waverley West councillor said. "You're going to end up with a spectacular, state-of-the-art bridge, so it will be worth the wait. You won't have to deal with this for probably another 60 to 75 years, unless something unusual happens." Elsewhere, the Louise Bridge, which connects Point Douglas and Elmwood, has been closed since last Friday. It was supposed to open Wednesday, but the city has extended the closure until Monday. During an annual inspection last weekend, crews found some "accelerated corrosion," City of Winnipeg spokesperson Julie Horbal Dooley wrote in an email. "We are inspecting additional locations this week and developing a plan to repair the affected areas. Repairs to signals at the south end of the bridge are also underway and will be completed this week during the bridge closure," she said. Last year, city council approved a plan to restore the 115-year-old bridge, rather than build a replacement. That restoration work is expected to be completed by 2030 and extend the life of the bridge for another 30 years. Meanwhile, work on the Pembina Highway overpass at Abinojii Mikanah began earlier this month, and is expected to last until at least fall of next year. St. Vital Bridge work resumes, along with traffic jams 9 minutes ago Duration 2:03 Residents and commuters in Winnipeg's south Osborne neighbourhood say they're confused and frustrated by the return of traffic jams, after crews resumed work on the St. Vital Bridge over the Red River.
CBC
5 days ago
- Climate
- CBC
Dangerous conditions advisory issued for Red River stretch north of Winnipeg
Manitobans are being warned to brace for dangerous river conditions along a 12-kilometre stretch of the Red River northeast of Winnipeg. A section of the Red River between Lockport and Lister Rapids may experience large fluctuations in water levels because of a significant amount of rainfall in the southern part of the province, Public Services and Procurement Canada said Tuesday. The federal department said the St. Andrews Lock and Dam near Lockport will release more water as a result, causing water levels in the area to potentially drop over the coming days, the public notice said. The notice said a section of the movable dam may have to be removed, depending on conditions. "Waters downstream and in proximity to the dam should always be treated as dangerous, but can become even more so as water levels increase," the federal department said, urging people to be careful when approaching the area of the dam and the Red River due to the fluctuating water levels and debris.
