News Releases 2011

December 2011

• Dec. 14, 2011 - HIGHWAY HOTLINE NOW ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK 
• Dec. 7, 2011 - NEW UPGRADES TO SASKATCHEWAN’S HIGHWAY HOTLINE
• Dec. 5, 2011 - WINTER WEIGHTS IN EFFECT IN SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN  

November 2011

• Nov. 30, 2011 - WINTER WEIGHTS POSTPONED IN SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN 
• Nov. 24, 2011 - NEW LEWVAN-HIGHWAY 1 INTERCHANGE OPENS TODAY IN REGINA 
• Nov. 22, 2011 - STAY BACK AND STAY SAFE THIS WINTER 
• Nov. 14, 2011 - WINTER WEIGHTS IN EFFECT DECEMBER 1 
• Nov. 8, 2011 -  HIGHWAY 1 DESIGNATED "SASKATCHEWAN'S HIGHWAY OF HEROES"
   

October 2011 

• Oct. 4, 2011 - MANY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS MADE, MORE WORK TO BE DONE 
• Oct. 4, 2011 - MOTORISTS ON HIGHWAY 1 EAST OF REGINA TO SEE CONSTRUCTION 

September 2011  

• Sept. 29, 2011 - THE WEEKLY PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
• Sept. 23, 2011 - FIRST PHASE OF 2012 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION TENDERS RELEASED
• Sept. 22, 2011 - THE WEEKLY PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
• Sept. 22, 2011 - MINISTER OFFICIALLY OPENS SASKATCHEWAN'S 12TH SHORTLINE RAILWAY
• Sept. 16, 2011 - TRUCK ROUTE FINALIZED
• Sept. 15 - 2011  - 32 MILLION WORTH OF HIGHWAY UPGRADES UNDERWAY IN MEADOW LAKE AREA
• Sept. 15 - 2011 - WEEKLY PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
• Sept. 15, 2011 - DIEFENBAKER BRIDGE TO BE REPAIRED AS PART OF NEW AGREEMENT BETWEEN PROVINCE AND CITY OF PRINCE ALBERT
• Sept. 8, 2011 - CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON HIGHWAY 1 AND PINKIE ROAD INTERCHANGE NEAR REGINA 
• Sept.1, 2011 - THE WEEKLY PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

August 2011

• Aug. 25, 2011 - HIGHWAY 39 RE-OPENS BETWEEN WEYBURN AND ESTEVAN
• Aug 24, 2011 -  WELDON FERRY ACCESS TO BE RESTORED
• Aug. 23, 2011 - PROVINCE COMMITS $66 MILLION TO PAY FOR FLOOD-DAMAGED HIGHWAYS 
• Aug. 18, 2011 - THE WEEKLY PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
• Aug. 11, 2011 - THE WEEKLY PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
• Aug. 4, 2011 - THE WEEKLY PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
• Aug. 3, 2011 - $2.6 MILLION INVESTED IN HUDSON BAY AIRPORT

July 2011

• July 28, 2011 - HIGHWAY 39 WORK TO CONTINUE
• July 21 - 2011 - WEEKLY PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
• July 18, 2011 - ST. LOUIS BRIDGE STRUCTURE WORK AND EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY
• July 14, 2011 - WEEKLY PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
• July 11, 2011 - HIGHWAY 4 CONNECTOR TWINNING PROJECT SET TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD
• July 7, 2011 - WEEKLY PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
• July 6, 2011 - COMMUNITY AND TOURISM ACCESS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS 

June 2011

• June 30, 2011 - 26 KM OF TWINNED HIGHWAY 11 LANES FULLY OPEN FROM SOUTH OF HAGUE TO NORTH OF ROSTHERN
• June 29, 2011 - UNIFORM RULES WILL IMPROVE EFFICIENCY FOR TRUCKING INDUSTRY
• June 23, 2011 - WEEKLY PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
• June 16, 2011 - REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE CONTINUES ON WATER-DAMAGED ROADS  
• June 13, 2011 - PROVINCE IMPROVING HIGHWAY 15, CREATING HIGH CLEARANCE TRUCKING CORRIDOR  
• June 9, 2011 - FINAL PERMANENT REPAIRS EXPECTED TO START ON TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY 1
• June 2, 2011 - WEEKLY PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE  

May 2011

• May 30, 2011 - PARTIAL OPENING OF NEW HIGHWAY 11 LANES IN HAGUE-ROSTHERN AREA  
• May 30, 2011 - PUBLIC SERVANT TO BE INDUCTED TO SASKATCHEWAN TRANSPORTATION HALL OF FAME 
• May 19, 2011 - KNOW BEFORE YOU GO - REMEMBER THE ORANGE ZONE
• May 6, 2011 - $700,000 COMMUNITY AIRPORT PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FLY HIGHER
• May 5, 2011 - MINISTER REMINDS EVERYONE TO BE ALERT NEAR TRACKS AND TRAINS
• May 3, 2011 - SPRING RUNOFF, FLOODING DAMAGING HIGHWAYS

April 2011

• April 21, 2011 - $700,000 IN SHORTLINE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS ANNOUNCED
• April  20, 2011 - MINISTER OF HIGHWAYS KICKS OFF 2011-12 CONSTRUCTION SEASON
• April 7, 2011 - PROVINCE PREPARING FOR POTENTIAL HIGHWAY DAMAGE

March 2011

• March 23, 2011 - GOVERNMENT EXCEEDS HIGHWAYS COMMITMENT - $2.2 BILLION OVER FOUR YEARS
• March 17, 2011 - NEW INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVES TO RECEIVE FUNDING IN SASKATCHEWAN

February 2011

• Feb. 28, 2011 - PROVINCE ACCELERATES MUNICIPAL ROAD FUNDING
• Feb. 24, 2011 - FEBRUARY 27 TO MARCH 5 DESIGNATED AS ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCE WEEK IN SASKATCHEWAN
• Feb. 23, 2011 - ROAD RESTRICTIONS TO TAKE EFFECT 

January 2011

• Jan. 21, 2011 - CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON NEW ST. LOUIS BRIDGE