MEMBER PROFILE
“A lot of times when we go into a community, they’ll contact us
and say, ‘Do you have some extra aggregate that can you give us a
price for?’ A lot of these communities don’t see asphalt companies
come out very often. These projects would be too expensive
for them to tackle normally so these are perfect situations.”
– Josh Safronetz
CEO, H.J.R. Asphalt.
Before this project was completed, visitors had to hike the 10 kilometres
to see the landscape or leave the park and drive to the south
portion of the park just to see a glimpse. H.J.R. Asphalt worked
alongside Acadia Construction and built a road to connect the two
areas of the park.
“The road follows the terrain and there are multiple pullouts so
people that couldn’t hike the 10 kilometres can see all this beauty
you could never see before,” Safronetz said. “It is one of those projects
that is important for so many reasons. Our work now allows
more people to see the nature and beauty of a rare Canadian landscape
that is difficult to describe, and will be around to inspire future
generations.”
Supporting kids
H.J.R. Asphalt also paves numerous airports in the province and
last year finished a major project at the La Ronge Water Bomber
Base. Safronetz said an added benefit of paving roads in northern
Saskatchewan is seeing kids skateboard or bike on asphalt instead
of the previous gravel.
“A lot of times when we go into a community, they’ll contact us
and say, ‘Do you have some extra aggregate that can you give us a
price to pave with?’” Safronetz said. “A lot of these communities
don’t see asphalt companies come out very often. These projects
would be too expensive for them to tackle normally so these are
One of the company’s asphalt plants.
PHOTO COURTESY OF HJR ASPHALT
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