Route History
Originally, the route was made when a new bridge (called the Charleswood Bridge), which was called the Moray Street extension while being built across the Assiniboine River in 1995. It was once the shortest city route in Winnipeg, though it was later extended to connect with Route 105/Grant Ave. as an at-grade expressway and parkway. At the same time, Route 96 was renamed "Charleswood Parkway" south of the Charleswood Bridge. North of the bridge, the route is still known as Moray Street. The speed limit is 80 km/h (50 mph).
The route has recently been expanded to end at the new Sterling Lyon Parkway; from the intersection of the Charleswood Parkway and Grant Ave, it follows Grant to Shaftesbury Blvd. (making the stretch of Grant between the Charleswood Parkway and Shaftesbury the only route with a concurrency, Routes 96 and 105). From there, it turns southward on Shaftesbury to wind up at Route 145, where Wilkes and Sterling Lyon meet.
On June 30, 2010, the Charleswood Parkway and Charleswood Bridge was officially renamed "William R. Clement Parkway" in honour of long-time Charleswood city councillor Bill Clement, who died in May.
In April 2012, an extension was approved by city council to connect William Clement Parkway directly to Wilkes which is expected to be completed in 2016.
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