The provincial government is providing $23.5 million in new provincial funding to improve more than 165 km of rural municipal roads and 28 bridges and culverts in 51 rural municipalities.
Highways and Infrastructure Minister Jim Reiter and Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) President David Marit today announced a list of projects that will receive funding from the Municipal Roads for the Economy Program (MREP). The 2012-13 Budget provided $23.5 million in new provincial funding for MREP.
"Transportation is integral to our economy and rural municipal roads are an important part of the transportation system," Reiter said. "The provincial government is pleased to support our municipal partners so our rural economy can continue to grow."
MREP provides grants to upgrade RM roads impacted by increasing truck traffic, develop primary weight routes through the Clearing the Path Initiative and repair and replace bridges and culverts. MREP grants generally cover 50 per cent of the costs of road projects and 30 to 90 per cent of the costs of bridge and culvert projects.
Highlights of the 2012 MREP grants include:
15 RMs will receive a total of $7.3 million in grants for 16 Heavy Haul/High Volume Road (HH/HV) projects.
16 RMs will receive a total of $4.3 million in grants for 16 projects to develop primary weight truck routes through SARM's Clearing the Path (CTP) initiative.
24 RMs will receive a total of $4.8 million to replace or repair 28 bridges and culverts.
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