On Tuesday, the province gave the green light for $17 million in highways and infrastructure funding.
The money is part of the provincial $500-million economic "booster shot" stimulus plan, fast-tracking projects scheduled for next year.
Funds will be spent on six projects involving highways and urban centres. but Moose Jaw was not listed among them.
A total of $10 million is going to Regina for the development of the Global Transportation Hub.
Swift Current is getting $6 million for Highway 1 and 3 interchange improvements. Lloydminster is getting $750,000 for the Urban Highway Connector Program. Weyburn is receiving $450,000 for Highway 39 service road improvements.
Melfort is getting $300,000 for Highway 6 improvements and Humboldt is getting $150,000 for Highway 20 intersection improvements.
Province announces $17 million for highways
- Published on Febuary 10th, 2009
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- DP
- - September 18th, 2009 at 17:18:01
With the province spending one billion dollars annually on highways, this piddly little 17 million is a non-announcement.
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- Mannie
- - September 18th, 2009 at 17:16:43
How on earth are folks going to get here to the Multiplex Gala Opening if our hiways are bad???
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- H
- - September 18th, 2009 at 16:58:05
But they have to sound like they are doing something or they feel bad hahaha! I Would like to see an announcement on what is to happen with our hospital...
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- GSP
- - September 18th, 2009 at 16:34:27
Hey everybody,
I posed this question to some others but I don't think any of those Raisins were smart enough to answer. If you ate a jar of pasta and then a jar of anti-pasta would you be hungry or full.
