Four-lane traffic east of Regina is set to reopen Friday

The province announced that the repaving project along Highway 1 between Pilot Butte access and Balgonie is now complete.

All four-lanes of traffic will be re-opened Friday morning, after more than four months of construction.

“We understand that people living in the Regina area have likely been delayed by Regina Bypass construction over the last number of months,” Highways and Infrastructure Minister David Marit said.  

“We would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding.  Work remains on time and on budget and about one year from now, new overpasses at Balgonie and White City will be open to traffic, providing a long-term improvement to safety issues on Highway 1 East.”

The temporary traffic signals will stay at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 48 because of site line concerns and ongoing construction of the White City overpass.

The speed limit will be increasing on most areas of Highway 1 East to 80 km/hr, while 60 km/hr speed limits will remain at the overpass sites at White City and Balgonie.

Below are some of the other traffic changes east of Regina:

• Opening of the new north service road between the Pilot Butte access and Gravel Pit Road;
• Opening of the new south service road between the Pilot Butte access and Gravel Pit Road;
• Detour of traffic from the Pilot Butte access to Gravel Pit Road; and
• Permanent closure of the intersection of the Pilot Butte access and Highway 1.