Released on August 18, 2000
Construction has started on 12.1 km of twinned lane for Highway 1 east nearWolseley. Highway 1 is part of the National Highway System.
"This $2.4 million grading project began recently and is expected to be
completed by mid-June of next year," Highways and Transportation Minister
Maynard Sonntag said. "This project will create about 20 full-time jobs."
Procyk Brothers Transport Inc. of Montmartre was awarded the contract as the
lowest of six bidders. Construction work will include the building of a future
twinned lane adjacent to the existing lane along with service and access roads
in Wolseley.
Surfacing work will start under a separate contract in mid-summer of 2001 to
pave this 12.1 km of twinning plus the 21 km of twinned lane immediately to the
west. This twinned portion of Highway 1 east is expected to be open to the
public by fall of 2001.
"With each announced twinning project on Highway 1, we are working toward the
ultimate goal of twinning this part of the National Highway System from the
Alberta to the Manitoba border," Sonntag said.
Across the province, there will be 101 major projects on 53 different
highways. Highways and Transportation's 2000 budget is $250 million, the
largest in the department's history.
Traffic passing through this construction zone is asked to watch for trucks and
earthmovers crossing the highway.
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For more information, contact:
Les Bell, Director
Engineering Projects
Saskatchewan Highways
Phone: (306) 787-0825
(cell) 306-539-9189