With Saskatchewan beginning to experience the winter season. The provincial government wants to remind us to be aware of the snowplows on the highways. The Ministry of Highways operates more than 300 snowplows across the province network of 26,000 kms and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Minister of Highways Fred […]
RCMP in Saskatchewan say they have been dispatched to at least 79 motor vehicle accidents since the blizzard started in the province. There were another 28 calls reporting traffic hazards such as vehicles that were stuck or abandoned. The Mounties say some officers may have responded to other weather-related calls for service that were discovered […]
Get out the snowshovels and stay off the highway. A winter storm has hit Saskatchewan with the northeast and east-central parts of the province getting hit the hardest with snowfall warnings out. In Regina, we have received just under five centimeters of snow. It is believed the Melfort, Nipawin and Tisdale areas will get about […]
Nearly 13 million dollars worth of roadwork has been completed in the Rocanville area. The project saw more than 30 kilometres of Highways 8 and 308 resurfaced over the spring and summer of 2021. Highways Minister Fred Bradshaw credited Moosomin MLA Steven Bonk for his persistence in raising the project on the priority list. “He […]
Those driving into Regina from Highway 11 may have seen some unusual pavement markings as the Ministry of Highways starts testing paint products. Samples of a number of paint products have been applied to the highway to test which last the longest, and best hold to the road surface. After six months each product will […]
It’s hard these days to take a trip in the province and not come across some highway road construction as most of the planned contracts from the Fall Tender have now been awarded and are underway or will be soon. Highlights from the Fall Tender Schedule include: Completion of a multi-year, multi-passing lane project on […]
RCMP say a 22-year-old Regina man is facing impaired driving charges after being caught going well over the 110 kilometer per hour speed limit near Bethune on Highway 11. The incident happened April 21 north of the town with RCMP saying the driver was arrested with open liquor being found at the front of the […]
Environment Canada said a spring storm packing snow and high wind would hit the province on Monday and it certainly did. Highways have been closed across the province as a low-pressure system moves across Saskatchewan accompanied by snow and high wind that in some places have seen gusts as high as 100 kilometers an hour. […]
On Monday, the provincial government announced more than $275 million in 2021-2022 as part of the Municipal Revenue Sharing Program. This is the second-highest overall amount ever. “This unconditional provincial funding for municipalities provides local leaders the flexibility and adaptability to invest in their community’s current key priorities,” said Moe said in a government release. […]
The provincial government says $40 million in highway safety improvements have been completed across the province through the intersection safety strategy. The province is in year two of the five-year, $100 million project. “After the tragic Humboldt Broncos bus crash, the Government of Saskatchewan made a commitment to review every intersection in the province,” reads […]
