Municipal Services & Utilities

oatPublic Works

The RM of Portage provides the following services to its residents:
  • Snow Clearing
  • Drainage
  • Culvert Installation
  • Dust Control
  • Road Maintenance
  • Gravelling
  • Mowing
  • Weed Control
 
The Director of Public Works and Utilities is Kyle Hamilton. He can be reached at 204-857-4439 or by email: Public Works Supervisor
 

Gravel Reclamation in the RM of Portage la Prairie:

Every spring, the shoulders of the roads in the RM are pulled up - one or both shoulders at a time depending on road width.

Once any pulled vegetation has wilted/rotted (approximately 1 to 2 weeks) and after all other roads have been bladed, the other side will be scraped over.  During this process the windrow is mulched to separate out some of the gravel.

Blading and mulching continues with the other side of the road.  The windrow may or may not disappear as every road is different.

Once spring blading is completed the roads will be further assessed for additional gravel application.  Main arterial roads receive additional gravel on a regular basis.