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Sask. community eager to have access road back
For more than a month, the small community of Cole Bay has been without its main link to the rest of the province. Highway 903, between the hamlet and Meadow Lake, has been impassable since late July ...
Sep 06, 2019 The Ministry of Highways anticipates a temporary crossing on 903 to be open next week (Highway Hotline/Facebook)
Saskatoon man speaks out after brush with alleged drunk driver
Curtis Korchinski is fed up with people who still choose to drink and drive. "They aren't getting hog tied, and having beer and hard alcohol poured down their throat. They are continuously making that...
Aug 08, 2019 Curtis Korchinski says he was nearly killed in a collision with a suspected drunk driver on Aug. 6th near Christopher Lake. (Facebook)
Prince Albert city council consider bridge toll
Should Prince Albert's Diefenbaker Bridge be tolled? It's a subject the city's politicians are set to discuss now that a report on the costs and potential revenues has been released. Setting up the di...
Jul 23, 2019
Sask. roadside rest stops to remain open
The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure is backing off from a decision to close a selection of roadside rest stops on Saskatchewan highways. Last week, 650 CKOM learned the ministry was closing ni...
Jul 02, 2019
Province closing roadside rest stops ahead of long weekend
A group of roadside rest stops across the province are being closed ahead of the Canada Day long weekend. Doug Wakabayashi, executive director of communications with the Ministry of Highways, said ope...
Jun 27, 2019
Wildlife collisions continue to plague Saskatchewan roads
Wildlife collisions are a part of Saskatchewan summers, and in 2018, more than 14,000 claims were reported to SGI. Of the claims, 12,401 of them included deer, while 525 were with moose. SGI's manager...
Jun 20, 2019
Highway minister responds to 'phantom construction sites'
Frustrated Saskatchewan drivers are going to have to keep dealing with long construction speed zones. Saskatchewan Highways and Infrastructure Minister Lori Carr received complaints about stretches of...
Jun 14, 2019
Man killed in fatal crash near Meadow Lake
A 41-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle collision near Meadow Lake on Sunday. RCMP said in a release Monday that the man was travelling west on Highway 55 around 4:15 p.m. when an eastbound vehi...
Oct 01, 2018
Partial opening of Martensville overpass coming in September
Commuters living in Martensville are about to experience short-term pain for long-term gain as construction of the Highway 12 overpass project continues. Officials are planning to close Main Street in...
Jul 18, 2018 A photo looking southbound from the bridge deck of the Highway 12 overpass under construction at Martensville on July 17, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Large piece of equipment moving on Sask. highways
Drivers were advised to be on the lookout Thursday morning for a large piece of mining equipment being hauled across the province. Saskatchewan's Highway Hotline reported shortly after 8 a.m. that the...
Jun 28, 2018 A large piece of mining equipment makes its way from Saskatoon to the K+S potash mine near Bethune, Sask. on June 28, 2018. (Saskatchewan Highway Hotline/Twitter)
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