News Releases 2008

December 2008

• December 17, 2008 -  NEW TRAFFIC OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM PRODUCES FIRST CROP OF GRADS
• December 9, 2008 -  ROAD TO DIVERSITY – PROVINCE SHOWCASES EFFORTS TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE
• December 5, 2008 - GOVERNMENTS OF CANADA AND SASKATCHEWAN COMPLETE UPGRADE TO NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM
• December 3, 2008 - LONG-TERM PLAN FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

November 2008

•  November 28, 2008 - MONEY ON THE WAY FOR LONG-AWAITED IMPROVEMENTS TO IMPORTANT HIGHWAY INTERSECTION IN SWIFT CURRENT
• November 20, 2008 - DON'T GET PLOWED IN THE SNOW ZONE

October 2008

• October 30, 2008 -  PROVINCE TENDERS FIRST PHASE OF 2009 CONSTRUCTION SEASON WORTH $168.6 MILLION
• October 9, 2008 - HIGHWAY 11 TWINNING COMPLETE NORTH OF OSLER TO SOUTH OF HAGUE
• October 8, 2008 - HIGHWAYS MINISTER TOURS NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN TO ASSESS INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS
• October 7, 2008 - METAKAOLIN STRENGTHENER USED IN HIGHWAY 39 BRIDGE PROJECT

September 2008

•  September 25, 2008 - PROVINCE SPENDS $20 MILLION TO REBUILD HIGHWAY 310
• September 22, 2008 - TRUCKERS CAN ‘PIT' STOP FOR BRAKE SAFETY WEEK 
•  September 11, 2008 - PROVINCE INVESTS $36.2 M IN HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT SOUTHEAST ECONOMY
• September 4, 2008 - MELFORT AREA TO BENEFIT FROM NEARLY $13 MILLION IN ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR 
• September 2, 2008 - 130,000 TIRES ESTIMATED TO BE RECYCLED IN $11 MILLION WORTH OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS

August 2008 

•  August 11, 2008 - NEARLY $22 MILLION OF HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS IN PRINCE ALBERT AREA
• August 6, 2008 - MORE THAN $50 MILLION OF WORK UNDERWAY IN LLOYDMINSTER AND WEST CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN
• August 1, 2008 - LONG WEEKEND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION REMINDER

July 2008 

• July 25, 2008 -  HIGHWAY 37 UPGRADE IN SOUTHWEST SASKATCHEWAN UNDERWAY
• July 24, 2008 -  MINISTER CONGRATULATES NEWEST OPERATIONAL SHORTLINE ON OFFICIAL OPENING
• July 16, 2008 - HIGHWAY 368 UPGRADE UNDERWAY
• July 11, 2008 - WEEKEND REMINDER ABOUT HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
• July 7, 2008 -  PRODUCERS REMINDED ABOUT HAY SALVAGE DEADLINES AND GUIDELINES
• July  4, 2008 - HIGHWAYS MINISTER REMINDS MOTORISTS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
• July 4, 2008 -  SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS UNDERWAY SOON ON HIGHWAY 1 AND 9TH AVENUE NORTHWEST IN MOOSE JAW
• July 3, 2008 - SHORTLINE RAIL GRANTS ANNOUNCED
• July 2, 2008 -  WEIGHT SURVEY TO GATHER DATA FOR BETTER HIGHWAYS

June 2008 

• June 27, 2008 - HIGHWAY 11 TWINNING WELL UNDERWAY

May 2008 

• May 26, 2008 -  PROVINCIAL PROGRAM ENSURES COMMUNITY AIRPORTS ARE READY FOR GROWTH
• May 20, 2008 - NEW SHORTLINE RAIL PROGRAM KEEPS INFRASTRUCTURE ON TRACK
•  May 9, 2008 - NEW TRANSPORTATION CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE LAUNCHED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
• May 2, 2008 - LEARNING PARTNERSHIP HELPS MEET DEMAND FOR SKILLED LABOUR
  

April 2008

• April 18, 2008 - MINISTRY OF HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE READY FOR SPRING STORM

March 2008

• March 26, 2008 - RECORD HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IN 2008  
• March 19, 2008 - RECORD INVESTMENT IN HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
• March 17, 2008 - SPRING ROAD BANS NOW IN EFFECT
  
• March 3, 2008 - SASKATCHEWAN ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCE WEEK PROCLAIMED

February 2008

•  February 28, 2008 - HIGHWAYS MINISTER HAILS YORKTON ECONOMY WHILE CELEBRATING NEW COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION
• February 19, 2008 - PROVINCE APPROVES FIRST LEG OF CONSTRUCTION ON ALL-WEATHER ROAD TO WOLLASTON LAKE
• February 8, 2008 - INQUIRY LINE UPGRADED TO TOLL FREE TO HELP COMMERCIAL CARRIERS AND TRUCK DRIVERS

January 2008

• January 29, 2008 - "NIGHT RIDER" HIGHWAY PATROL PROVIDES ALL-NIGHT SURVEILLANCE OF WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS
• January 23, 2008 - PROVINCE RELEASES SECOND PHASE OF 2008 HIGHWAY TENDERS