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SAFETY IMPROVED AT BUSY INTERSECTION IN MELVILLE

Released on December 2, 2002

Highway safety improvements near the City of Melville will accommodate a

new health facility opened this summer.



Turning lanes were constructed at the Highway 10 intersection leading to

the new Melville & District Health Centre on the outskirts of the City of

Melville to enhance safety for increasing traffic volumes.



"Traffic volumes increased when this facility was opened," Highways and

Transportation Minister Mark Wartman said. "The turning lanes were

necessary to ensure drivers traveling to and from the facility will be

safe."



This $170,000 improvement project was funded by the Transportation

Partnership Fund (TPF). The TPF earns its revenue from innovative trucking

programs. These programs involve partnership agreements with industry that

improve their truck haul efficiencies and safety performance.



This highway improvement is one of 26 projects across the province funded

by the TPF during the 2002/2003 construction year.



There are 46 companies that contribute to the Saskatchewan Transportation

Partnership Fund. These companies include: Federated Co-operatives

Limited, R & G Transport, Weyerhaeuser, and the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.

An Advisory Committee consisting of the Department of Highways, the

Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, the Saskatchewan Trucking Association,

and the Consulting Engineers of Saskatchewan make recommendations to the

Minister of Highways on how the funds should be disbursed.



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For more information, contact:



Vanessa Gooliaff Beaupré

Highways and Transportation

Regina

Phone: (306) 787-4792

Cell: (306) 536-9692

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