Released on August 8, 2001
Improvements have been completed on a 7.3 km section of Highway 4 nearElrose.
"Work for this nearly $700,000 resurfacing project required 20 full-time
workers," Highways and Transportation Minister Pat Atkinson said.
This project took place on two separate sections. The first 3.2 km section
began north of the junction of Highway 4 and Grid 647 and continued north.
The second 4.1 km section started immediately south of the junction of
Highways 4 and 15.
"Highway 4 near Elrose is a major north/south corridor that is experiencing
an increase in heavy truck traffic," Atkinson said. "It's important to
keep this highway in safe driving condition."
H. J. R. Asphalt Ltd. was awarded this resurfacing project.
Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation's budget this year is a record
$311.7 million, which will help to improve the major highway system that
carries 65 per cent of provincial traffic.
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For more information, contact:
Ray Connoly, Director
Engineering Projects
Highways and Transportation
Phone: (306) 933-6117
Cell: (306) 230-5272