Postal Strike Update | Mise à jour sur la grève du Syndicat des travailleurs et travailleuses des postes (en anglais)

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Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are implementing contingency plans to minimize the impacts of postal service disruption.

Les ministères, sociétés d’État et organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan mettent en œuvre des plans d’urgence (en anglais) visant à réduire les répercussions de l’interruption du service des postes.

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$250 Million in Highway Improvements Underway

Released on September 3, 2015

Weekly Construction Update

As we head into the long weekend, $250 million worth of projects improving highways, bridges, culverts, and an airport are underway across the province.

Travellers are asked to watch for bridge replacements on Highway 3 near Hudson Bay and Highway 165 near Beauval.  Large maintenance projects near Chaplin and Balgonie on Highway 1 are now finished.  A paving project is also complete on Highway 40 near Blaine Lake.

To navigate this work, drivers are reminded to check the Highway Hotline for up-to-date road information.  Clicking on the icons located along your route will provide detailed information about the project and notify you of local detours.

The weekly construction update provides Saskatchewan residents with the latest details on projects underway to help plan safe and efficient travel throughout the summer and fall.

Additional travel information about emergency road closures, the status of ferries, barges, and other road activities can also be found on the Highway Hotline at www.saskatchewan.ca/live/transportation/highway-hotline.  It's also available by calling 306-787-7623 in Regina, 306-933-8333 in Saskatoon and toll-free across Canada at 1-888-335-7623.

Drivers are reminded to observe posted speed limits in construction zones and slow to 60 km/hr when passing highway workers and equipment.

The Government of Saskatchewan has invested a record $5.2 billion in transportation infrastructure since 2008.

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For more information, contact:

Sonja Orban
Highways and Infrastructure
Regina
Phone: 306-787-8484
Email: sonja.orban@gov.sk.ca

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