Twinning of stretches of highways 6 and 39 south of Regina to resume in May

The twinning of two highways south of Regina is to continue this spring.

On Thursday, the provincial government announced that lanes will be added to highways 6 and 39 from Regina to southeast of Corinne.

“Work will continue on this important corridor to ultimately enhance the safety and efficiency of tourism, trade and commuter traffic,” Highways Minister Lori Carr said in the release.

“Transportation infrastructure projects support our strong and growing export-based economy which sustains our quality of life in our great province of Saskatchewan.”

Work to make the highways south of Regina safer dates back many years. In 2018, passing lanes were installed on the stretch between the Queen City and Corinne.

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This time, nearly 15 kilometres of road — a 7.8km-long stretch south of Regina between the Bypass and the Highway 306 turnoff, and a 7.1km-long segment from north of Corinne on Highway 6 to southeast of Corinne on Highway 39 — are to be twinned this year.

As well, nearly 13km of the existing lanes of highways 6 and 39 from north of Corinne to southeast of Milestone will be repaved.

According to the government, an average of more than 3,400 vehicles per day take the stretch of Highway 6 from Regina to southeast of the junction of Highway 39 near Corinne.

The federal government is contributing more than $27 million toward the project, with the Saskatchewan government putting up the other $30 million.

The two-year project, which began in 2023, is expected to resume as early as May and will be completed this year, weather permitting.