As harvest in the area begins to ramp up, rural Saskatchewan sees an increase in heavy equipment, with everything from combines to super-B’s on our grid roads and highways.
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Starting on Monday, April 13th, 2020, additional work on the Nipawin Bridge on Highway 55 will commence.
Beginning at 1:00 pm on Monday January 6th 2020, the Old Nipawin bridge on Highway 35 will be closed for repairs.
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Update August 23rd, 2019 – The switch from using the current lane for live traffic is anticipated to happen by this Saturday. A spokesperson** for the bridge contractor says there will be few quick traffic stops during this switch. However, they intend to keep the traffic stops to less than 20 minutes. Once the change of live lanes is complete, drivers will have the smooth, newly paved eastbound lane to use and work will continue on the westbound lanes.
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UPDATED: Monday July 8th, 2019 – The concrete pour has been postponed until Tuesday July 9th, 2019
The concrete pour scheduled for this evening on the Nipawin bridge has been postponed until tomorrow evening, Tuesday, July 9th 2019, weather permitting.
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Nipawin, SK; Friday May 17th – Work on the Nipawin bridge on Highway 55 will be suspended for the May long weekend.
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Monday April 15th, 2019 and Tuesday April 16th, 2019, travelers can expect further delays as crews will need to close both lanes periodically, for about 15 minutes at a time.
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Repair work on the Nipawin Bridge on Highway 55 north of Nipawin has resumed and, as of April 3rd, 2019, single lane traffic and traffic lights are in effect. The bridge speed is now 30 km/h
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A traffic engineering review into safety at the intersection of Highways 35 and 335 is complete and the final report is now publicly available.
Overall, no amount of blame overcomes that fact that drivers need to take full responsibility for their actions when they are behind the wheel. Paying attention to, and obeying, signs in construction zones, no matter how much we feel inconvenienced, is up to each driver.