Kapyong Barracks deal on the horizon?

The City of Winnipeg might have given a sign that a deal over Kapyong Barracks is imminent.

The city issued a request for proposals for preliminary design work to widen Kenaston Boulevard to six lanes and make upgrades to the St. James Bridge.

The federal government and a group of First Nations are negotiating how the Kapyong property should be dispersed. Once complete, the city would have access to some of the land required to expand Route 90.

$2.5 million has been set aside for the design work.

Ottawa is in the process of demolishing buildings at the barracks.

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  The federal government and a group of First Nations are negotiating how the Kapyong property should be dispersed. (File Image)