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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.
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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 Monday the Government of Saskatchewan announced the allocations of funding through its Rural Integrated Roads for Growth (RIRG) program. Phase three, which is taking place during the 2021-22 budget year, will see 69 rural municipalities (RMs) receive $25.7 million in RIRG funding.
“The ministry has seen an engaged and enthusiastic response to the RIRG program,” Highways Minister and Carrot River Valley MLA Fred Bradshaw said in a release.
“This targeted effort improves the safety and quality of our rural infrastructure, strengthens partnerships with Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, our rural municipalities and creates another outlet to aid the province’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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