The Government of Saskatchewan announced that an additional $3 million had been injected into the project’s coffers, bringing the total dedicated to major highway roadwork in the province to $10 million over two years.
And the news is good for Moose Jaw, too: rehabilitation projects in the area have been identified as a priority in the multi-year plan, joining Prince Albert, Estevan, Meadow Lake, Lloydminster, Humboldt, North Battleford and Yorkton as communities that will see significant upgrades.
It’s all part of the province’s continued target of improving more than 1,000 kilometres of provincial highways this year and upgrade 10,000 km of highways by 2031.
“We committed to making the investments necessary to ensure a strong economic recovery for our province,” Premier Scott Moe said in a press release. “This funding boost will create jobs, enhance safety and support transportation infrastructure in our municipalities.”
THe UHCP was created in 2008 to provide stable funding and service levels on highways within city limits that connect to the provincial networks. The program provides financial assistance to urban municipalities for the maintenance, operation and rehabilitation of these roadways.
Major work was undertaken in the 2020-21 budget year in Regina, Estevan and Yorkton, along with lighting upgrades in Lloydminster and a regional planning project in Swift Current.
Since 2008, the province has invested more than $200 million into improving urban highways in Saskatchewan over and above municipal revenue sharing. During that same period, the Government of Saskatchewan has invested more than $9.8 billion in highways infrastructure, improving more than 15,800 km of Saskatchewan highways.
