Released on June 2, 2016
The Government of Saskatchewan is delivering on its Highways 2020 Plan, delivering a $70 million surge in funding for highways repair and maintenance over the next three years.$30 million of that total will be invested this year, to repair more than 460 kilometres of highways.
“Beyond benefiting economic activity and employment, this surge will be used to make our roads safer.” Highways and Infrastructure Minister Nancy Heppner said. “Despite a difficult budget, we will continue to keep Saskatchewan strong by making key infrastructure investments.”
Work includes gravel improvements, dust treatments, repaving, rut filling, and pothole fixes for:
- Highway 924 from Highway 55 to Dore Lake
- Highway 26 South of Turtleford
- Highways 376, 16 and 340 near Hafford, Radisson and Asquith
- Highway 11 north of Davidson
- Highways 220 and 322 in the Silton area
- Highway 1 near Bell Plaine and east of Gull Lake
- Highway 45 south of Outlook
- Highway 58 south of Chaplin to Shamrock
- Highway 43 east of Vanguard
- Highway 13 east of Assiniboia
- Highway 15 east of Goodeve to east of Ituna
- Highway 16 near Maymont
- Highway 19 north of Hodgeville
- Highway 21 south of Highway 3
- Highway 22 west of Highway 35
- Highway 48 from Highway 8 to east of Wawota
Plan your road trip by checking the Highway Hotline at http://hotline.gov.sk.ca/map/. The Highway Hotline provides up-to-date information on construction, emergency road closures, the status of ferries, barges and other road activities.
Information is also available by calling 306-787-7623 in Regina, 306-933-8333 in Saskatoon and toll-free across Canada at 1-888-335-7623.
The government has invested $6.3 billion in transportation infrastructure since 2008, improving more than 11,000 kilometres of Saskatchewan roads.
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For more information, contact:
Sonja Orban
Highways and Infrastructure
Regina
Phone: 306-787-8484
Email: sonja.orban@gov.sk.ca