Released on November 30, 1999
Travellers in the Meadow Lake area should be watching out for large trucks
hauling gravel from December 1st until early January.
About 30 trucks will be hauling over 110,000 tonnes of gravel over several
local highways, including sections on Highways 4, 55, 304 and 904. Most of the
gravel will be used for a section of Highway No. 304, between Meadow Lake and
Makwa, which will be surfaced beginning in spring of 2000. The $2.5 million
project to surface 18 km of Highway 304 has been awarded to Carmacks
Enterprises Ltd.
Drivers should pay special attention to the intersection of a busy local
municipal road and Airport Road located 10 km west of Meadow Lake. At this
location, there will be a high number of truck crossings each day.
"The gravel haul will be over mainly alternate routes with low traffic volumes
to cause the least traffic disruption possible," Highways and Transportation
Minister Maynard Sonntag says. "We want travellers in the area to be aware of
this activity to avoid any potential accidents."
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For more information, contact:
Ray Connoly
Engineering Projects
Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation
Phone: (306) 933-6117
cell: (306) 441-6573