Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Brad Wall, Premier of Saskatchewan, announce funding for the twinning of Saskatchewan’s Highway 7 to four lanes, west of Saskatoon to Delisle, which will generate economic and social benefits for the province.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - 12 March 2015
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced funding for the twinning of Saskatchewan’s Highway 7 to four lanes, west of Saskatoon to Delisle, which will generate economic and social benefits for the province. He was accompanied by Brad Wall, Premier of Saskatchewan.
Support through the New Building Canada Fund’s Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component, National and Regional Projects, will be used to twin approximately 26.5 kilometres of Highway 7 to four lanes and construct seven kilometres of a new four-lane divided highway. This project will generate many benefits for the people of Saskatchewan, including creating jobs, improving safety, enhancing traffic flow and reducing travel time on a core route of the National Highway System. It is the third highway project announced under the National and Regional Projects component of the New Building Canada Fund in Saskatchewan.
Today’s announcement is part of the Government’s unprecedented and historic investment in infrastructure to ensure Canada’s future economic growth for years to come. Since 2006, the Government of Canada has supported many projects throughout Saskatchewan, including the construction of the Leachate Collection System (City of Saskatoon Spadina Landfill), twinning to four lanes for Highway 11 from Warman to Highway 2 south of Prince Albert, improvements to Highway 4 in Regina, expansion of the water treatment plant in North Battleford, and construction of Saskatoon’s new Landfill Gas Collection Facility.
