A blockade set up on Provincial Road 280 by protestors in the hopes of getting the road fixed has been taken down.

Potholes, cracks, and general disrepair have caused the road to be hazardous to drive on, which has left local residents protesting the government to do something about it.

Band councillor for Tataskweyak Cree Nation Nathan Neckoway went to the Legislature in Winnipeg to speak on their behalf in a meeting on Tuesday with the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and representatives from Manitoba Hydro and other northern communities.

“Coming down here to the city to talk on behalf of our region and PR 280, and we told them that it needs to be upgraded now, we can’t afford to ignore it anymore. It’s the only highway that’s accessible to three dams, plus a fourth dam that’s being built and all the other projects that Hydro development is putting in there.”

In an email from an official with the Manitoba government, maintenance work on 280 will include $1 million contributed from Manitoba Hydro and $2 million from Manitoba Infrastructure, with a long-term funding agreement with Hydro contributing $5 million over five years.

Photo Credit: PR 280 Road Conditions Facebook page