REGINA – More cameras on Saskatchewan highways are unlikely in the foreseeable future.
Last March, the highway ministry announced plans to add up to five more cameras to alert drivers to changing road conditions.
The ministry is now saying that is highly unlikely as the department deals with budget and other concerns.
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The cameras cost between $25,000 and $35,000 each to install.
Drivers have criticized the department for not having enough monitoring sites around the province.
There are currently four cameras in the province: two on Highway 11 at Davidson and Blackstrap, one on Highway 2 near Weyakwin between Prince Albert and La Ronge and one on Highway 3 near Paradise Hill northeast of Lloydminster.
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Officials say other work needs to be done to make roads safer including photo radar and rumble strips before construction zones, but didn’t rule out more cameras in the future.
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