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Manitoba has the oldest roads in the country, according to a new report from Statistics Canada.

The report, which examines highways and roads, bridges and overpasses, water supply systems, wastewater treatment facilities and sanitary and storm sewers, found that Manitoba had the second oldest public infrastructure in the country in 2007, exceeded only by Nova Scotia.

Manitoba had the nation’s oldest road network in 2007, even though the average age has gone from 18.1 years to 17.1 years since 2001. The province’s roads had passed 61 per cent of their estimated useful life, compared with a national average of 53 per cent, the report said.

Bridges in Manitoba are in better condition than roads compared with the national average, ranking fourth among provinces in terms of the youngest infrastructure of this type.

Water supply systems have been on a rejuvenating trend since 1985, with an average age of 15.3 years in 2007 — the youngest age since 1963 — while the province’s wastewater treatment systems averaged 18.5 years in 2007, down slightly from a 2004 peak. Sanitary and storm sewers had an average age of 17.3 years, below the national average.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2008/02/13/mba-roads.html?ref=rss

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