Backgrounder: Improving local roads and bridges in Saskatchewan's urban municipalities
Backgrounder
Federal Gas Tax Fund allocated towards 120 projects in 2016
The federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) provides Canadian municipalities with a permanent, predictable and indexed source of long-term funding. The Government of Canada will be providing Saskatchewan with more than $59.1 million for community infrastructure through the federal GTF in 2016-17.
Based on project planning in 2016, federal GTF funding supported the following local roads and bridges projects in Saskatchewan's urban municipalities:
| Municipality | Project Name | Estimated Total Cost |
Federal GTF Allocated to Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan, Town of |
Allan Pavement Project |
$111,000 |
$55,106 |
| Aquadeo, Resort Village of |
Upgrade Roads including Main Access Road |
$104,528 |
$24,814 |
| Arcola, Town of |
Service Road Extension - North Hwy #13 |
$50,000 |
$34,778 |
| Asquith, Town of |
Reconstruct East Avenue Roadway and Drainage |
$107,005 |
$107,005 |
| Assiniboia, Town of |
Repave Two Streets |
$641,000 |
$320,000 |
| Aylsham, Village of |
Reconstruct South Ave Curve |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
| Balcarres, Town of |
Pave Streets |
$145,000 |
$70,000 |
| Bangor, Village of |
Replace Sidewalk |
$5,500 |
$5,448 |
| Big Shell, Resort Village of |
Rebuild Gull and Grouse Roads |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
| Bird's Point, Resort Village of |
Construct Morgan Ave |
$38,000 |
$30,426 |
| Bjorkdale, Village of |
Chip Seal Streets |
$130,000 |
$58,785 |
| Blaine Lake, Town of |
Upgrade Streets |
$123,465 |
$88,332 |
| Bracken, Village of |
Upgrade Railway Ave |
$6,000 |
$6,000 |
| Brownlee, Village of |
Install Sidewalk Entry into Senior Citizens Hall |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
| Bulyea, Village of |
Resurface of Main Street (2 blocks Ashley St) |
$100,000 |
$30,131 |
| Burstall, Town of |
Construct Road Approach |
$11,613 |
$11,613 |
| Cadillac, Village of |
Rebuild Centre Street |
$36,000 |
$32,124 |
| Candle Lake, Resort Village of |
Trail Rehabilitation |
$13,700 |
$13,700 |
| Chitek Lake, Resort Village of |
Construct Country Cabin Lane Walkway |
$9,428 |
$9,428 |
| Choiceland, Town of |
Rebuild One Block of Railway Avenue Sidewalk |
$19,800 |
$19,800 |
| Christopher Lake, Village of |
Pave 11 Village Intersections |
$90,000 |
$87,921 |
| Clavet, Village of |
Rebuild 2nd Ave E Phase I |
$72,141 |
$21,925 |
| Cochin, Resort Village of |
Repave 3 Streets |
$100,000 |
$46,224 |
| Creighton, Northern Town of |
Replace 420 m of Sidewalk on Creighton Ave |
$183,587 |
$183,587 |
| Denare Beach, Northern Village of |
Pave and/or Sand Seal Roads |
$294,122 |
$294,122 |
| Denare Beach, Northern Village of |
Road Development to New Industrial Area |
$65,000 |
$65,000 |
| Dundurn, Town of |
Upgrade and Chip Seal Main Arterial Streets |
$179,300 |
$179,300 |
| Eastend, Town of |
Pave Streets and Install Asphalt Curbs |
$230,893 |
$122,367 |
| Eatonia, Town of |
Replace Sidewalks |
$254,390 |
$150,063 |
| Edam, Village of |
Resurface Main Street from 1st to 2nd Ave |
$15,914 |
$15,914 |
| Eyebrow, Village of |
Replace Sidewalks |
$12,000 |
$7,800 |
| Fenwood, Village of |
Install a Culvert on Queen St North |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
| Fleming, Town of |
Upgrade Lane to an All Weather Road |
$25,000 |
$24,518 |
| Foam Lake, Town of |
Pave Saskatchewan Avenue |
$135,000 |
$125,000 |
| Fort San, Resort Village of |
Walking Trail Upgrade |
$40,000 |
$40,000 |
| Fort San, Resort Village of |
Culvert Upgrades |
$35,000 |
$35,000 |
| Fosston, Village of |
Sand Seal 800m Railway Ave |
$30,000 |
$16,247 |
| Gainsborough, Village of |
John Street Paving |
$52,000 |
$41,332 |
| Gerald, Village of |
Repaving Streets |
$304,100 |
$33,676 |
| Glenside, Village of |
Rebuild Islay Street |
$3,536 |
$3,369 |
| Goodsoil, Village of |
Build Up Road to Village Specifications |
$10,543 |
$8,494 |
| Goodsoil, Village of |
Build Rear Alley Behind New Development on 2nd Street SW |
$7,467 |
$7,467 |
| Goodsoil, Village of |
Rebuild and Upgrade Roads Washed Out |
$38,176 |
$15,961 |
| Goodwater, Village of |
Replace Bridge on Jewel Creek |
$620,000 |
$7,385 |
| Grand Coulee, Village of |
Upgrade Railway Avenue |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
| Grandview Beach, Resort Village of |
Apply Reclaimed Asphalt to Streets |
$48,000 |
$7,385 |
| Green Lake, Northern Village of |
Construct Road to Access 11 Properties |
$60,000 |
$18,477 |
| Gull Lake, Town of |
Repave Third Street |
$302,795 |
$58,944 |
| Hafford, Town of |
Upgrade and Resurface Streets |
$70,500 |
$70,500 |
| Hanley, Town of |
Sidewalk Replacement Phase 2 |
$48,000 |
$24,000 |
| Hazenmore, Village of |
Replace 84 m of Sidewalks on Main Street |
$15,000 |
$14,770 |
| Humboldt, City of |
Roadway Rehabilitation 2015 |
$593,000 |
$322,510 |
| Ile A La Crosse, Northern Village of |
Road Pavement Resurfacing |
$600,000 |
$244,158 |
| Imperial, Town of |
Sand Seal Streets |
$45,139 |
$33,095 |
| Kamsack, Town of |
Renew Town Roads |
$540,875 |
$479,105 |
| Kannata Valley, Resort Village of |
Reconstruct 40 m of Lakeshore Drive |
$30,800 |
$17,359 |
| Kelvington, Town of |
Paving of Railway Ave-Main St W to Hwy No. 38 |
$185,862 |
$100,000 |
| Kelvington, Town of |
Replace Sidewalks-2nd and 3rd Ave (2014) |
$30,673 |
$30,673 |
| Kindersley, Town of |
Upgrade 9th Street West-7th to 9th Avenue West |
$305,000 |
$305,000 |
| Kindersley, Town of |
Upgrade C Street East-12th to 14th Avenue East |
$185,000 |
$185,000 |
| Kinistino, Town of |
Resurfacing of Town Roads |
$428,300 |
$219,482 |
| Krydor, Village of |
Construct Walking Paths and Sidewalks |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
| La Loche, Northern Village of |
Street Improvements |
$1,107,346 |
$910,623 |
| La Loche, Northern Village of |
Build and Upgrade Streets and Sidewalks |
$1,034,583 |
$771,289 |
| La Ronge, Northern Town of |
Upgrade Streets |
$2,975,600 |
$853,267 |
| Lafleche, Town of |
Replace 305 m of Sidewalk |
$71,600 |
$71,600 |
| Langenburg, Town of |
Reconstruct 257 m of Avenue A |
$183,760 |
$183,760 |
| Lanigan, Town of |
Reconstruct and Pave Hoover Street |
$873,300 |
$410,606 |
| Lemberg, Town of |
Upgrade Chickney Avenue |
$30,000 |
$30,000 |
| Leoville, Village of |
Resurface Main Street |
$147,000 |
$108,116 |
| Leroy, Town of |
Construct Willow Subdivision roads/curb and gutter |
$300,000 |
$191,046 |
| Lloydminster, City of |
2015 Street Improvement Program |
$2,500,000 |
$556,027 |
| Loreburn, Village of |
Replace Sidewalks |
$7,500 |
$5,000 |
| Lumsden, Town of |
Street Pavement-Base Repairs with Hot Mix Overlay |
$180,000 |
$16,055 |
| Lumsden, Town of |
Sidewalk/Walking Trails Removal and Installation |
$140,000 |
$57,994 |
| Luseland, Town of |
Construct Road, Curbs and Gutters-New Subdivision |
$478,135 |
$167,196 |
| Macklin, Town of |
Paving Project Phase II |
$1,830,000 |
$417,991 |
| Macoun, Village of |
Upgrade Appleton and Robinson Avenues |
$79,500 |
$72,668 |
| Mankota, Village of |
Resurface 2nd Street |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
| Marcelin, Village of |
Rebuild Streets |
$72,607 |
$37,650 |
| Maryfield, Village of |
Pavement Recap |
$334,716 |
$107,821 |
| Melville, City of |
Pave Toronto Street Subdivision Road |
$150,000 |
$130,000 |
| Meota, Village of |
Sand Seal 1.6 km of Road-1st St W and 2nd Ave W |
$64,980 |
$64,980 |
| Mervin, Village of |
Reconstruct 1.5 km of Road |
$15,000 |
$15,000 |
| Midale, Town of |
Repave Main Street |
$300,000 |
$134,093 |
| Milden, Village of |
Upgrade Center Street |
$32,000 |
$24,000 |
| Minton, Village of |
Upgrade First Avenue |
$40,000 |
$31,480 |
| Mossbank, Town of |
Repave Three Streets |
$300,000 |
$118,364 |
| Osler, Town of |
Reconstruct Three Streets |
$2,276,728 |
$331,762 |
| Pangman, Village of |
Replace 85 m Sidewalks on Mergens Street |
$25,000 |
$25,000 |
| Paradise Hill, Village of |
Pave 880 m of Second Street |
$115,000 |
$115,000 |
| Parkside, Village of |
Replace Sidewalks on Main Street |
$18,000 |
$18,000 |
| Pelican Pointe, Resort Village of |
Road Erosion and Restoration |
$15,000 |
$4,431 |
| Pennant, Village of |
Pave 0.3 km of Road |
$131,609 |
$35,448 |
| Quill Lake, Village of |
Reconstruct Saskatchewan Ave |
$48,578 |
$48,578 |
| Quinton, Village of |
Resurface Municipal Streets |
$100,000 |
$48,621 |
| Raymore, Town of |
Upgrade Two Service Roads |
$30,000 |
$30,000 |
| Redvers, Town of |
Upgrade Redvers Perimeter Road |
$75,000 |
$75,000 |
| Regina, City of |
Street and Bridge Infrastructure Renewal |
$121,760,000 |
$43,551,947 |
| Ridgedale, Village of |
Replace Culvert on Third Avenue |
$982 |
$982 |
| Ridgedale, Village of |
Centennial Hall Culvert Replacement |
$1,010 |
$1,010 |
| Rose Valley, Town of |
Upgrade Centre Street and Second Street South |
$43,145 |
$39,000 |
| Saskatchewan Beach, Resort Village of |
Paving Main Roads |
$366,178 |
$107,846 |
| Shaunavon, Town of |
Repave Roads-2015 |
$200,000 |
$200,000 |
| Shaunavon, Town of |
Repave 1500 m Roads |
$200,000 |
$200,000 |
| South Lake, Resort Village of |
Pave 1100 m Lakeside Drive |
$42,500 |
$20,930 |
| Spy Hill, Village of |
Repave Streets |
$200,000 |
$60,262 |
| St. Gregor, Village of |
Upgrade Road and Install Two Culverts |
$30,014 |
$22,814 |
| St. Louis, Village of |
Resurface Streets 2015 |
$40,000 |
$38,255 |
| St. Louis, Village of |
Resurface Streets 2016 |
$30,000 |
$26,132 |
| Thode, Resort Village of |
Resurface 2 km of Main Road |
$94,082 |
$46,378 |
| Vibank, Village of |
Construct Sidewalks |
$8,800 |
$8,800 |
| Vonda, Town of |
Rebuild Buffer Avenue |
$50,000 |
$50,000 |
| Wakaw, Town of |
Reconstruct Elevator Road |
$65,000 |
$65,000 |
| Waldheim, Town of |
Seal Coat Streets |
$130,200 |
$130,200 |
| Wee Too Beach, Resort Village of |
Apply Reclaimed Asphalt to Streets |
$42,000 |
$10,339 |
| White City, Town of |
Reconstruct Gregory Ave East |
$1,000,000 |
$722,330 |
| White City, Town of |
Expand Pathways and Lighting |
$186,172 |
$186,172 |
| Windthorst, Village of |
Access Road Upgrade-Railway Avenue West |
$20,000 |
$13,200 |
| Yellow Grass, Town of |
Street Repaving |
$1,700,000 |
$129,976 |
For more information on the federal Gas Tax Fund, please visit: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/gtf-fte-eng.html
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