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 a statement provided on Friday by the government. “That review is now complete and safety improvements are being made all across the province as a result. This includes at the intersection of Highway 35 and 335, where all but two of the 13 safety recommendations made by an independent traffic safety engineer are complete. The two remaining recommendations are scheduled for completion in 2021.”
Some of the completed road safety projects include intersection improvements at Highway 1 and Kalium Road just west of Regina, Highway 3 east of Prince Albert, Highway 11 and Davidson South Commercial Access and Highway 20 at Lumsden.
Additional improvements include:
• Intersection and lighting improvements at Highway 21 and Highway 307;
• Pedestrian crosswalk improvements on Highway 155 in Buffalo Narrows;
• Railway crossing warning system upgrade on Highway 14 east of Biggar;
• Pedestrian crosswalk improvements on Highway 55 at Flying Dust First Nation; and
• Numerous intersection sight triangle improvements.
“These investments mean a lot to our members,” said Saskatchewan Trucking Association Executive Director Susan Ewart. “Improved intersections and highways contribute to an overall climate of road safety in Saskatchewan.”
