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Released on July 27, 2007
The Province is spending more than $6.3 million this construction season on road improvements in the Beauval, Ile-a-la-Crosse, and Patuanak areas of northwest Saskatchewan to improve access and opportunities for northern families. The work is part of the Roads to Prosperity program - the Northern Economic Infrastructure Strategy known as NEIS.
"With NEIS, we're improving existing roads and building new ones to help connect northern communities with the broader provincial transportation network," Highways and Transportation Minister Buckley Belanger said. "As part of the strategy, we're partnering with industry and other levels of government to help build capacity in the North beyond one-time construction projects."
NEIS is one of six pillars under the Province's new Transportation for Economic Advantage strategy - the 10-year, $5-billion plan to realign the province's transportation network.
Construction will soon get underway on an 18 kilometre section of Highway 155 north of the Amyot Inn. The $3.3 million project was won by HJR Asphalt Ltd. of Saskatoon. The company plans to overhaul a major section of this thin membrane surface highway with asphalt concrete to improve traffic flow and overall safety. Work is expected to be completed later this fall.
Furthermore, a unique NEIS partnership has been established between HJR Asphalt and the economic development arm of the Northern Village of Ile-a-la-Crosse. HJR has paired up with SDC Construction of the Sakitawak Development Corporation to pave more than 6 km of the Highway 908 access road from the Ile-a-la-Crosse airport through the community. The $2 million project will be supervised by HJR Asphalt and delivered with local labour and equipment, with the goal of creating a greater skilled workforce in the Ile-a-la-Crosse area. Work is expected to get underway shortly and wrap up by fall.
HJR Asphalt has a strong presence in the North. The company paved a section of Highway 918 south of Patuanak last year, and this year, was the successful bidder of a $1 million contract to pave an additional 5 km of highway. The work was completed in mid July with more paving expected to get underway next year.
"By improving transportation links in the North, we're tapping into the enormous potential that exists in northern Saskatchewan," Belanger said. "A good example of this is the Garson Lake Road project south of La Loche designed to connect the northwest to the Fort McMurray oil sands. We're in the midst of an economic boom in Saskatchewan and the North is ready to take full advantage."
The department is currently working with two northern contractors who have each submitted proposals for the 50 km Garson Lake project. A successful proposal will be announced in August, with delivery planned over the next two years.
Several other NEIS initiatives are in various stages of development throughout the North.
In May, the department formally announced an agreement with Asiniy Gravel Crushing, a new partnership company between two First Nations and their economic wings. Asiniy will crush more than 350,000 tonnes of aggregate annually for up to four years to help build roads in the North. The value of the work is in excess of $20 million and will create up to 20 full time jobs.
The department is also proceeding with community partnerships to help build access roads into Deschambault Lake (Highway 911), Cumberland House (Highway 123) and Pelican Narrows (Highway 135). Work on the Deschambault Lake access is expected to get underway this August.
The environmental impact assessment is now complete and in the public review process on the all-weather road into Wollaston Lake. A call has now gone out in local newspapers for partnership companies.
Two other major NEIS projects are currently waiting for federal participation to proceed. They include upgrading the 180 km road to Stony Rapids/Black Lake to all-weather status, and constructing an 80 km access road from Stony Rapids to the south shore across from Fond du Lac.
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For more information, contact:
Lynette Piper
Highways and Transportation
Regina
Phone: 306-798-2116
Email: lpiper@highways.gov.sk.ca
Cell: 306-536-0049
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