The Manitoba government announced they will restore a section of Provincial Trunk Highway 75 with concrete pavement, upgrading a busy trade corridor between Winnipeg and the North Dakota border. The 17-mile section carries around $20 billion of trade between the US and Canada annually, which the new concrete pavement will support for decades to come. The use of concrete pavement will eliminate the current weight restrictions on the road and help the route withstand the springtime flooding experienced in the area. Local consulting engineers predict that the new pavement will have “a longer surface life of 40-50 years,” and will be “more resistant to the freeze-thaw cycle in early spring and late fall, and [more resistant] to frost heave.” The president of the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association lauds the choice as demonstrating “the government’s commitment to investing in the province’s road and highway infrastructure.” The project is scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2023. You can read more here via the Daily Commercial News.