REGINA — A $6.0 million investment is being made for the preservation and maintenance of northern roads that support the province’s forestry industry. This one-time investment will fund gravel work and brush clearing on several northern roads.
The money will preserve and maintain forestry-dependent roads in the north. The funding is planned for roads that are expected to see an increase in traffic resulting from new and upgraded mills.
“Saskatchewan forest companies operate in a global marketplace,” Supply Chain of Paper Excellence, which owns Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp Vice-president Hamish Doughty said. “Transportation is a significant part of our business, and investing in roads reduces our costs, which makes us more competitive.”
Some of the key roads will be Highways 165, 912, 913, and 123. Crushing of gravel for these roads is expected to begin soon.
This year’s provincial highways budget invests $89.4 million to build, operate and maintain the transportation system in northern Saskatchewan including:
- Gravel road improvements on Highway 924 northeast of Green Lake; and
- Continuing to work on Saskatchewan’s portion of the Garson Lake Road.
