Highway #32 finally getting attention
Southwest Booster
October 30, 2008
Provincial government tenders have been issued to improve nearly 40 kilometres of the battered Highway #32.
Two sections of Highway #32 are included in the government's tenders on 165 kilometres of "grade and pave" projects which are intended to rebuild highways from the roadbed up.
Highway #32 tenders include a 20.74 kilometre section of roadway west of Shackleton to west of Lancer. The second portion is an 19.96 kilometre tender from Grid 649 at Lemsfort to Prelate.
The government's Oct. 2008 tender release also includes the following projects in the Southwest:
- Three bridge replacements along the TransCanada west of Chaplin.
- A 56 kilometre resurfacing project on the TransCanada west of Swift Current to Webb, from Highway #1 to Success, plus other medium projects near Swift Current and Beverley.
- A 19.9 kilometre TransCanada resurfacing project on the eastbound lanes from five kilometres west of Piapot to Sidewood.
This 2008 tender release totalling $168 million is the largest release in provincial history.
"This first phase of construction tenders provides for $168.6 million in improvements and upgrades to 484 kilometres of provincial highways," Highways and Infrastructure Minister Wayne Elhard said. "These investments will advance our long term transportation strategy that focuses on supporting economic growth, enhancing traffic safety and developing partnerships with local governments and industry."
Reprinted with permission of the Southwest Booster.
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