Loewen Boulevard has been upgraded east of Steinbach between Cottonwood Drive and Idawood Lane.

Cars are able to drive down the newly upgraded Loewen Boulevard.Reeve Lewis Weiss from the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie says the purpose of the project was to improve ditches, draining and fix sink holes.

"Along the distance some areas had no ditching at all and the road was actually the lowest point," explains Weiss. "So in winter you get frost heaves because all the moisture goes underneath the road. So it was to fix some of those areas and improve drainage. Now we should have little over two miles of very good road there."

Weiss adds the quality of Loewen Boulevard would now be sufficient for paving but that would require an agreement between the RM of Ste. Anne, RM of La Broquerie and Steinbach.