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Released on July 13, 2007
Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation has entered into a partnership with the Rural Municipalities of North Qu'Appelle and Indian Head to re-route heavy truck traffic off the Highway 56 tourism corridor between Katepwa Provincial Park and Lebret, preserving the highway surface for tourist traffic and local motorists.
As of July 16, a maximum gross vehicle weight restriction of 8,000 kilogram (kg), or maximum gross weight on any axle unit of 6,000 kg, will be placed on a 12.3 kilometres (km) stretch of Highway 56 from 21.7 km north of Indian Head to Lebret. This restriction will require commercial trucks and semis to haul over Wide Awake Road, a heavy haul grid road located 13.8 km north of Indian Head to Lebret. Signage will direct truck traffic to the alternate haul route.
"Highway 56 serves as a recreational link for Katepwa Point Provincial Park, Katepwa Beach, the Villages of Katepwa Beach and Sandy Beach and the Fishing Lakes west of Lebret on the Qu'Appelle River system," Highways and Transportation Minister Buckley Belanger said. "By rerouting heavy truck traffic off this highway, we can preserve a smooth, safe surface for the steady flow of recreational vehicles, tourism traffic and cottage dwellers to these excellent Saskatchewan destinations. We can also provide a better surface for local traffic, including adjacent First Nations and the Métis community of Lebret."
The weight restriction on Highway 56 has been implemented in stages in order to allow time for truckers and shippers to become familiar with the new weight limits. The first restriction came into effect April 1; the second on May 1, and the third and final restriction on July 16.
Under the terms of the partnership, municipalities will be compensated by the province for the additional wear and tear on the designated heavy haul grid road.
The Highway 56 weight restriction does not apply to emergency vehicles, recreational vehicles, buses, farm equipment, SaskPower or SaskTel vehicles accessing sites along the highway, vehicles crossing the highway from an intersecting highway, or highways and transportation or municipal highway maintenance equipment.
"Highway 56 is another example of how the province is working in partnership with local municipalities to utilize our entire network of provincial highways and grid roads in a practical manner for the benefit of all motorists," Belanger said. "These kinds of partnerships and innovative solutions are the new way we're doing business under the province's long-term transportation strategy for Saskatchewan, Transportation for Economic Advantage."
For more information on Transportation for Economic Advantage or highway construction in your area, visit www.highways.gov.sk.ca.
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For more information, contact:
Kirsten Leatherdale
Highways and Transportation
Regina
Phone: 306-787-8484
Email: kleatherdale@highways.gov.sk.ca
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