NORTHEAST – The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways invested just over $32.7 million towards various projects and maintenance work in portions of east-central Saskatchewan are currently in progress.
Current work in the northeast is at Burntout Creek on highway 23 south of Arborfield. This $950,000 bridge replacement will be completed in December of 2024.
Other projects in the northeast are a $3.1 million investment to repave more than 16 km of Highway 38 from north of Kelvington to Greenwater Provincial Park. This work began August 2024 and was completed September 2024.
A bridge replacement of $840,000 on Highway 980 over Mink Creek near the Saskatchewan-Manitoba Border. This work began September 2024 and was completed in October 2024.
A $1.3 million seal coating job on 18 km of Highway 35 south of Archerwill. Work began June 2024 and was completed that same month.
A $1.7 million in seal coating work on Highway 9 north of Usherville. Work began July 2024 and was completed that same month.
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways wants to improve quality of life and support the province’s export-based economy.
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways said more than $21 million investment to repave a total of more than 40 km, which included:
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27.59 km of Highway 55 east of Nipawin,
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A culvert east of Nipawin under Highway 55,
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9.73 km of Highway 23 north of Carrot River, and
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2.68 km of Highway 3 (commonly known as Birch Road).
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This project began May 2024 and is planned to be complete by end of December 2024.
The Ministry of Highways invested an estimated $3.9 million in 2024 toward daily routine maintenance from spring to fall in the areas near Nipawin, Tisdale, Melfort, Greenwater Lake Provincial Park and east to the Saskatchewan-Manitoba Border. This work included jobs that typically take a day or two to complete such as: road surface patching, crack sealing, spot sealing, dust treatment, gravel blading, seal coating, guardrail repairs, ditch mowing, and culvert maintenance.
Additional details about future highways projects across Saskatchewan will be available late this winter after a tendering process is completed and after the annual provincial budget is released in the spring said the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways.
