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beginning how they were going to get this
done in the timeframe, because the time-frames
are pretty tight.
By the fall of 2017, overpasses at
Balgonie, White City and Tower Road will
be completed, in addition to the repaving
of Highway 1 from Balgonie to Tower Road.
That work will be followed by the comple-tion
of the overpass at the Pilot Butte ac-cess
in 2018, followed by the remainder of
the project in 2019.
TB: How do the key actions in this year’s
plan differ from the previous year?
NH: Many of our larger projects, such as the
Regina Bypass, Warman and Martensville
interchanges and the highway twinning
projects, are worked on and funded over
multiple years. Even for our general high-way
rehabilitation projects, the plan-ning,
design and construction phases take
place over more than one year. So, there is
a lot of consistency in our planning from
year-to-year.
The most significant change this year
is the introduction of the Highways 2020
Plan and its focus on funding for the main-tenance
and repair of existing highways.
We’re also taking an innovative approach
on some low traffic volume Thin-Membrane
Surface (TMS) roadways like Highway 354,
36 and 15. As a pilot project, these highways
will be paved using rotomix with an asphalt
seal to create a stronger, more stable driv-ing
surface than traditional TMS highways.
TB: Could you elaborate on the Highways
2020 Plan?
NH: During this spring’s election, we an-nounced
our Highways 2020 Plan. The plan
is our transportation infrastructure blue-print
and includes a commitment to invest
$2.7 billion in transportation infrastruc-ture
over four years, in addition to com-pleting
the Regina Bypass. It will also mean
a $70-million surge over the next three
years to fix and repair more highways in
Saskatchewan.
We understand there is more work to be
done on our provincial highway system.
The Highways 2020 plan provides imme-diate
additional funding for road repair and
maintenance – not new construction.
In the first year of the surge, $30 million
will be provided to upgrade and repave 252
kilometres of highways, as well as maintain
“One thing we’ve demonstrated over the
first two terms of our government is our
investment into infrastructure in this province
– not just highways, but schools, hospitals
and long-term care homes. We’re literally
rebuilding this province. That’s the continued
direction of our government going forward.”
– Hon. Nancy Heppner, Minister, Highways and Infrastructure
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