WINNIPEG

City council discussing plan to prevent cost overruns on underpass

Jeff Keele CTV Winnipeg
Published Monday, February 8, 2016 6:31PM CST

A Waverley Street underpass was previously named as one of six infrastructure priorities recommended for intergovernmental funding through the Building Canada Fund. (file image)

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A special meeting is being held in an attempt to prevent delays and cost overruns with the Waverley-Taylor undperass.

Last month, councillors on the infrastructure committee refused to green light the $155 million project until they received more information. Now, a followup meeting is being held Friday.

A source on the committee tells CTV News, councillors have been provided more details and could be on board with the financial arrangement. At issue was a single-source contract worth $12.3 million for engineering and consulting work.

Councillors were told if the project did not get underway by the end of this month, it could delay the underpass and cost taxpayers $7 million extra.