Released on July 8, 2010
Motorists are advised to be aware of upcoming and ongoing provincial highway construction projects while travelling throughout Saskatchewan.
"As always, motorists are reminded to be alert when approaching any highway construction, obey all flag persons and slow to 60 km/hr when passing highway workers and equipment," Highways and Infrastructure Minister Jim Reiter said. "Motorists can also to use the Highway Hotline for other important travel information."
New construction activity expected to be underway for this update period includes a culvert installation on Highway 1 east of Chaplin; micro surfacing on Highway 10 near Lorlie; paving on Highway 32 near Abbey and Highway 35 south of Tisdale; along with seal coating work on Highway 41 near Melfort, Highway 335 near Armley and Highway 368 from St. Brieux heading north. For more details and a list of other long-term projects in various stages of construction, please see the attached backgrounder.
For other important information, such as emergency road closures due to severe weather, flooding or forest fires, along with short-term maintenance activities, motorists can check the Highway Hotline online at http://www.highways.gov.sk.ca/road-conditions/.
Highway Hotline information via telephone or wireless device is as follows: Regina and area at 306-787-7623; Saskatoon and area at 306-933-8333; on the SaskTel cellular network at *ROAD; and toll-free across Canada at 1-888-335-7623; and at http://roadinfo.telenium.ca/mobile.html.
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For more information, contact:
Dan Palmer
Highways and Infrastructure
Regina
Phone: 306-787-4805
Email: dan.palmer@gov.sk.ca