Released on June 21, 2000
Grading work on Highway 16 between Maidstone and Lashburn is now underway.This work is required to complete another 16.2 km of twinning on the Yellowhead
Highway.
"Work for this $3.5 million grading project should be completed by mid-
November," Highways and Transportation Minister Maynard Sonntag said. "An
estimated 33 full-time workers will be employed on this project."
Nemanishen Contracting Ltd. of Langham was awarded the contract as the lowest
of eight bidders. The grading work on the new section of twinning will extend
from 5 km west of Maidstone to the eastern outskirts of Lashburn. The
surfacing of this section is planned for 2001 and should be open to traffic
that fall.
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.
"We are working hard to meet our announced twinning commitment for the national
highway system," Highways and Transportation Minister Maynard Sonntag said.
"We urge motorists to slow down and drive safely when they come upon
construction and maintenance."
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For more information, contact:
Ray Connoly, Director
Engineering Projects
Saskatoon
Phone: (306) 933-6117
(Cell) (306) 230-5272