There are renewed calls to replace the 115-year-old Louise Bridge after it recently shut down for months.

On Tuesday, councillors at the East Kildonan-Transcona community committee meeting voted to ask the public works committee to take another look at replacing the bridge that links Point Douglas to Elmwood. Specifically, the committee will be asked to refer a new bridge with at least four lanes, two in either direction, for consideration in the city’s 2026 budget process. The current span has one lane in each direction.

The move to plan a replacement, in case new funding becomes available, was sparked by its lengthy closure that tied up traffic on nearby routes, including the Disraeli Freeway, over the summer.

Coun. Russ Wyatt (Transcona) said he felt compelled to raise the motion due

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