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HIGHWAYS INNOVATIONS UNVEILED IN PRINCE ALBERT

Released on September 9, 2002

Innovations created by Highways and Transportation employees that save time

and resources were unveiled today in Prince Albert.



Demonstrations were held for 10 of the department's top innovations that

help increase the efficiency of equipment working on provincial highways.



"There is a lot of creative work that happens within the department,"

Highways and Transportation Minister Mark Wartman said. "Department staff

are constantly creating new equipment and techniques as well as modifying

existing technology to increase the production and safety of our crews."



The department initiated an Innovation Registry in 1991, as an avenue for

sharing new ideas and concepts with other department employees. The

results have included safety improvements to trucks, including the debut of

a tri-axle truck that is currently in a pilot project stage. The tri-axle

truck is able to haul twice the load of a tandem truck. During the winter

months when salt and sand is spread for traction, this unit can cover

double the kilometres before reloading.



Other innovations include a new and improved paint striping truck that can

spray water-based or oil-based paints; a hydrodrum that spreads gravel

evenly on roads and has been patented by the department; and a Hydraulic

Roll-up Tarp that acts as a box cover to prevent materials such as salt or

gravel from getting wet or spilling over the sides.



Some of the innovations have also allowed people with disabilities to

continue working in their jobs. A tandem truck was retrofitted to allow a

disabled employee to continue operating the dump truck after losing his arm

in an accident.



"This program has created a lot of interest and excitement within the

department and the private sector," Wartman said. "The department

encourages staff to be innovative and look at existing machinery and think

of ways to make it better, safer and more efficient."



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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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