Released on June 22, 2001
Highway improvements are about to begin on a 16.1 km stretch of Highway 21north of Unity.
"Work for this $3.1 million improvement project has recently begun and
should be completed by late August," Highways and Transportation Minister
Pat Atkinson said. "Completion of this job will require an estimated 31
full-time workers."
L & R Asphalt Ltd. of Regina was awarded this project.
The 16.1 km improvement project on Highway 21 will begin 20 km north of
Unity and will continue north. The project will include construction of a
subgrade, surfacing and seal coat to strengthen and protect the highway.
This project completes the 36 km link between Unity and the junction of
Highway 40.
"Highway 21 north of Unity has experienced an increase in truck traffic in
the past few years," Atkinson said. "Saskatchewan Highways and
Transportation is working hard to fix roads across the province to improve
driver safety."
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:
Rock Gorlick
Highways and Transportation
Saskatoon
Phone: (306) 933-5225
(cell) (306) 227-8013