The province is setting aside $150 million to resurface 240 kilometres including parts of the Trans-Canada Highway.

"Our government is committed to improving Manitoba’s transportation infrastructure to ensure the safe and reliable flow of both people and goods," Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler explains. "Investing in our highways supports economic growth and will have a positive impact on the province for years to come."

He notes as part of the project, highway 59 will be upgraded from the U.S border to Winnipeg.

"It will be a major corridor for Manitoba," Schuler says.

Other projects include:

-the Trans-Canada Highway eastbound lanes from Provincial Road (PR) 257 near Virden to the east junction at Oak Lake (29.5 km);-the Trans-Canada Highway eastbound lanes from the east junction of PR 250 to the west junction of PTH 10 near Brandon (22.9 km);-the Trans-Canada Highway eastbound lanes from the east junction of PTH 26 near St. François Xavier to Gaol Road near Headingley (six km);-the Trans-Canada Highway westbound lanes from Gaol Road to the east junction of PTH 26 (six km);-PTH 23 from PTH 59 to PTH 75 near Morris (29 km);-PTH 23 from PTH 34 to PTH 5 west of Baldur (39.4 km);-PTH 23 from PTH 5 to the west junction of PTH 18 near Ninette (25.3 km);-PTH 23 from the west junction of PTH 18 to the south junction of PTH 10 near Minto (26.2 km);-PTH 59 from the U.S. Border to PR 403 near St. Malo (40 km); and-PTH 59 from PR 403 to PTH 52 (21 km).

Some of the planned projects involve reconstruction, which includes grading or grade widening, removing the existing surface, restoring the road base and resurfacing multi-layered pavement. Work also includes major rehabilitation that involves a multi-layer pavement overlay to restore the pavement surface condition, extend pavement life and increase loading capacity. Other projects will involve single layer pavement overlays to improve pavement surface condition and extend pavement life.

Schuler said the province expects to begin work on some of the roadways this August.