REGINA – Construction is underway for Regina’s new bypass, which will feature Saskatchewan’s first free-flow overpass.
“This innovative overpass design will allow cars and trucks to continue on their journey at highway speeds without stopping, slowing down or having to travel down Victoria Avenue,” Highways and Infrastructure Minister Nancy Heppner said.
“This overpass will dramatically improve safety and save people time and fuel as they travel around Regina.”
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The design will allow travellers to maintain highway speed as they travel from Highway 1 east of Regina to Highway 1 west of the city..
“It’s challenging for truck drivers and motorists in general when a fully-loaded semi with multiple trailers has to make the left turn from Victoria Avenue to the Ring Road,” DJ Knoll Transport Ltd. Class 1A and 3A Supervising Instructor David Roy said.
“Having an interchange that lets all traffic, including large trucks, continue on the bypass instead of coming to a full stop makes our jobs easier, dramatically reduces the cost of shipping goods and improves safety for everyone.”
The province will be using more than 4.3 million metric tonnes of raw material the construction of the Victoria Avenue interchange – that’s equivalent to 13 times the weight of the Empire State Building.
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