Corman Park is one of 11 rural municipalities receiving funding from a $14 million provincial program to repair roads impacted by increased truck traffic.
The Municipal Roads for the Economy Program (MREP) is administered by the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM). MREP provides grants that covers a portion of the road, bridge and culvert costs. Provincial funding remains the same as last year.
The R.M. of Corman Park, which surrounds Saskatoon, is repairing 2.4 kilometres of heavy traffic road south of Warman and east of Martensville. The $750,000 grant will help Corman Park pay for the $3.2 million project.
Highlights of the 2018 MREP grants include:
-five bridge and culvert projects ($2.89 million)
-six heavy haul high volume road construction projects ($3.5 million)
-one Clearing the Path road construction project ($750,000)
The detailed list of MREP projects is listed below:
Road Projects
RM of Britannia No. 502 6.9 km on Primary Grid 798 near Lloydminster
Heavy Haul / High Volume Hot Mix Paving Project.
Estimated cost of $1,541,475.00 eligible for $750,000 in grant funding
RM of Turtle River No. 469 2.7 km near Edam
Heavy Haul / High Volume Hot Mix Paving Project.
Estimated cost of $1,005,273.29 eligible for $502,636.65 in grant funding
RM of Corman Park No. 344 2.4 km south of Warman and east of Martensville
Heavy Haul / High Volume Hot Mix Paving Project.
Estimated cost of $3,200,000 eligible for $750,000 in grant funding
RM of Oakdale No. 320 1.7 km near Coleville
Heavy Haul / High Volume Grading Project.
Estimated cost of $702,500 eligible for $351,250 in grant funding
RM of Frenchman Butte No. 501 3.7 km near Paradise
Heavy Haul / High Volume Grading / Hot Mix Paving Project.
Estimated cost of $3,283,000 eligible for $750,000 in grant funding
RM of Wilton No. 472 6.5 km east of Marshall
Heavy Haul / High Volume Hot Mix Paving Project.
Estimated cost of $798,750 eligible for $399,375 in grant funding
RM of Cymri No. 36 10.5 km on Primary Grid 705 near Midale
Clearing the Path Hot Mix Paving Project.
Estimated cost of $1,698,600 eligible for $750,000 in grant funding
Bridge & Culvert Projects:
RM of Preeceville No. 334 NNE 33-35-06 W2 near Ketchen
Replacement of a 3 @ 20 ft. span treated timber bridge with a new precast concrete and steel bridge
Estimated cost of $975,000 eligible for $750,000 in grant funding
RM of Clayton No. 333 NNW 19-36-01 W2 near Swan Plain
Replacement of a 3 @ 40 ft. precast concrete on treated timber bridge with a new precast concrete and steel bridge
Estimated cost of $1,100,000 eligible $750,000 in grant funding
RM of White Valley No. 49 In NW 21-06-22 W3 near Eastend
Replacement of a 3 @ 40 ft. precast concrete on treated timber bridge with a new precast concrete and steel bridge
Estimated cost of $1,000,000 eligible for $733,476.80 in grant funding
RM of Shellbrook No. 493 In NE 23-51-02 W3 on Primary Grid 693 near Sturgeon Lake Regional Park
Replacement of a 1 @ 10 ft. diameter culvert with another culvert
Estimated cost of $1,500,000 eligible for $659,000 in grant funding
