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PROVINCE COMMITTED TO HIGHWAY TWINNING

Released on February 16, 1999

Highways and Transportation Minister Judy Bradley today re-confirmed

the province's commitment to twinning the TransCanada and Yellowhead

highways even though the federal budget didn't include funding for a

National Highways Program or a rural road renewal program.



"Canada is one of the only industrialized countries without a

federally funded highway system," Bradley said. "Recent federal

policy changes have meant that freight, which was moved by rail, is

now being moved by road. This has placed enormous stress on our

roads. A strong national roads system is essential to the transfer of

goods and services across this country. We will be taking a

leadership role in working with the federal government to address this

issue."



The minister confirmed that despite the lack of a National Highways

Program, Saskatchewan will be twinning the TransCanada and Yellowhead

highways.



"Twinning the TransCanada from border-to-border and the Yellowhead

Highway from North Battleford is a priority for this government," said

Bradley. "In 1997 we committed to complete this twinning within

15 years. However with federal assistance this time frame would be

greatly reduced."



Last year the provincial government began construction on Highway

No. 1 west of Gull Lake and on No. 1 east of Indian Head. The

province has scheduled to begin construction on the

Yellowhead - Highway No. 16 east of Marshall in the spring of

1999. It is estimated to cost $132 million to complete twinning

the TransCanada and $57 million to complete the Yellowhead to the

Alberta border.

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For more information, contact:



Mike Woods, Director of Communications

Highways & Transportation

Regina

Phone: (306)787-480

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