The Manitoba government is spending $4 million to design a new overpass north of Carberry, Manitoba, to improve safety at a busy intersection. This funding was included in the provincial budget released on March 24, 2026, and will be used for planning and buying land at the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 5.
The move to build an overpass comes after a collision on June 15, 2023, where a semi-truck and a bus carrying seniors crashed, killing 17 people. Local residents and officials advocated for an overpass after the province originally proposed a different road design that would have required drivers to make U-turns to cross the highway. The total cost for the completed project is estimated at $100 million.
According to Premier Wab Kinew, construction on the project is expected to begin in 2027. The work is scheduled to take about two and a half years to complete, with the bridge opening to traffic sometime between 2029 and 2030.
Safety at this intersection has been a documented issue for many years. A report from June 22, 2006, previously identified that the median was too narrow to meet safety standards, though no changes were made at that time due to costs. This new overpass will provide a more permanent solution for the thousands of people who drive through the area every day.
