The Government of Saskatchewan announced that Highway 10 will be seeing passing lanes.

Highways Minister Lori Carr announced that Highway 10 passing lanes will be moving forward between Fort Qu’Appelle and Melville as part of the passing lanes strategy.        

“Passing lane projects are a cost-effective investment to make our highways safer and more efficient,” Carr said. “They protect motorists and strengthen our province’s export-based economy to support our quality of life. This next set of Highway 10 passing lanes are part of an ongoing strategy that will guide us as we move these types of projects from the drawing board to reality to keep building and protecting our great province.”

The Highway 10 east passing lanes project between Fort Qu’Appelle and Melville is expected to have its design completed early next year and tendered in Spring 2025. On-road construction will follow, pending weather and contractor capacity.

Passing lanes are typically constructed in pairs, each at least two kilometres long. They provide additional opportunities for drivers to pass safely instead of twinning a highway, reduce collisions, and make travel more efficient.

“More passing lanes on key provincial highway corridors will assist with the movement of trucks shipping Saskatchewan goods and help keep the economy moving,” Saskatchewan Trucking Association Executive Director Susan Ewart said.

The province’s first major passing lanes pilot project opened to traffic in 2013 on Highway 10 between Balgonie and Fort Qu’Appelle.