SGI dollars foot the bills for enhanced City crossworks
SHARE ON: Pedestrian activated crosswalk beacons. Hwy 17/41st Lloydminster. [Photo: Gerry Lampow/106.1 The Goat]
The Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI), and the City of Lloydminster are partnering to install crosswalk beacons for improved pedestrian safety.
The new beacons have been set up in three high traffic areas:
Highway 17 (50 Ave) and 41 Street
62 Avenue (College Drive) and 43 Street
57C Avenue and 21 Street
The funding for the pedestrian-activated crosswalk beacons came from SGI’s Provincial Traffic Safety Fund grant and the City of Lloydminster’s automated traffic enforcement reserve fund.
Mayor Gerald Aalbers speaks to ensuring safety when using City streets.
By Matthew Dekker
Dec 29, 2020 3:05 PM
The Saskatchewan government has announced a 750-thousand-dollar investment in road safety projects, to benefit 66 communities across the province, including several in our listening area.
Yorkton will receive 11-thousand dollars, for the installation of a rapid flash beacon on Dracup Avenue, in the new year, while Springside will get just over 11-thousand, for “slower, safer” streets.
The R.M. of Buchanan will receive nearly 11-hundred dollars, for the installation of speed bumps and signage.
Esterhazy will see just over seven-thousand dollars go toward speed limit awareness, while the Key First Nation will receive almost 77-hundred dollars for traffic safety upgrades.
Local communities receive provincial funding for road safety projects
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Lloydminster, Marshall and Paradise Hill are the latest communities to receive provincial funding for road safety projects.
The Government of Saskatchewan approved a total of $750,000 in grants from the Provincial Traffic Safety Fund. A total of 70 projects were approved ranging from speed display signs to intersection and crosswalk improvements.
The City of Lloydminster will receive $16,098 for the installations of flashing LED signs and beacons at high-risk traffic areas. The installation is scheduled sometime between January 4 and May 31. The Town of Marshall will be using the $17,326 in funding to put up pedestrian activated crosswalk signs in school zones between January 15 and June 30. The Town of Unity will also be installing crosswalk signs in high-risk intersections from May 3 to May 31. They were awarded $8,205 for the project.
The latest list of communities to receive funding from the provincial government for road safety projects includes the Village of Meath, Town of Spiritwood, and One Arrow First Nation.
In total, 66 communities across Saskatchewan have been approved for grants totalling $750,000 from the Provincial Traffic Safety Fund.
The various projects include speed display signs and other speed reduction initiatives, as well as funding for intersection and crosswalk improvements. A full list of approved projects and grant amounts can be viewed here.
The Village of Meath Park was awarded over $6,000, while Spiritwood gets $8,800, and One Arrow First Nation will use $7,600 for a roadways and pedestrian safety initiative.
(980 CJME file photo)
A number of Saskatchewan communities are set to share $750,000 in grants from the Provincial Traffic Safety Fund for road safety projects.
In total, 66 communities are getting funding for 70 projects. The grants range from $547 (for a speed management project in Torquay) to $72,300 (for the installation of “Prepare to Stop When Flashing” signals in Battleford).
Other projects include the installation of speed signs, speed bumps and pedestrian crosswalk lights as well as the removal of foliage to improve sight lines. A complete list of the projects appears below.
“Everyone in Saskatchewan benefits from safer roads in our communities,” Minister Responsible for SGI Don Morgan said in a media release.