New Building Canada Plan Open for Business in Saskatchewan
September 11, 2014 – Delisle, Saskatchewan – Infrastructure Canada
Kelly Block, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar, was joined today by Highways and Infrastructure Minister Nancy Heppner, to announce that the Government of Canada has set aside approximately $3.8 million for the Highway 7 passing lanes project in Saskatchewan under the New Building Canada Fund.
This project will include the construction of eight passing lanes along Highway 7 between the towns of Rosetown and Delisle, consisting of 16 kilometres of new highway. This project will improve safety for vehicles travelling between Saskatchewan and Alberta, on a roadway that is heavily used for the transportation of potash and over-dimensional loads.
The New Building Canada Plan is the largest and longest federal infrastructure plan in Canada’s history. This unprecedented commitment will provide $53 billion over the next decade to support provincial, territorial and municipal infrastructure.
Over the next ten years, Saskatchewan will benefit from more than $1 billion in dedicated federal funding, including almost $437 million under the New Building Canada Fund.
