The city of Winnipeg has named Plenary Roads Winnipeg as the preferred bidder for the construction of the second stage of the Cdn $587.3-million (estimated capitalized cost) Southwest Rapid Transitway (Stage 2) & Pembina Highway Underpass. Under the DBFOM contract, the city transit service will operate and maintain the buses on the 7.6 km bus-only greenfield route because it’s an extension of an existing line.