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Carrot River Valley MLA Fred Bradshaw speaks following an announcement by the federal government to fund improvements to 50 km of Highway 55. (Peter Lozinski/Daily Herald)
On May 20 the province announced that this summer construction of more than $90.5 million will take place this season in and around Saskatchewan’s parks, including 11 highway paving and upgrade projects, improvements to three parks access roads and paving inside six parks.
“With travel to other provinces discouraged due to the pandemic, we know residents are looking forward to getting out of the house to experience Saskatchewan’s robust provincial park system,” Highways Minister Fred Bradshaw said in a release.
Extensive construction around provincial parks set
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Over $90 million of construction in and around provincial parks
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Work crews once again will be heading down Saskatchewan highways this year.
The provincial government announced Thursday that 16 highway construction projects worth more than $130 million recently were awarded, with work expected to be completed in the fall.
The projects include upgrades to thin-membrane surface (TMS) highways as well as the creation of passing lanes.
According to the government, the TMS upgrades will be done on roads including:
Highway 43 from Gravelbourg to Highway 19;
Highway 56 near Katepwa Lake;
Highway 229 to Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park; and,
Highway 322 from Glen Harbour to Rowan’s Ravine Provincial Park.
Among the passing lanes to be created are those on: