A perimeter highway around Saskatoon is one step closer to becoming a reality after nearly 20 years of discussions between the City of Saskatoon and the provincial government.
The provincial government has completed a rough map of where the proposed route may go. To date, the City of Saskatoon and the R.M. of Corman Park have both approved half of the proposed route.
Mayor Charlie Clark says the province hasn’t provided any clear details as to a timeline of how and when the project will come together.
Mayor Clark adds the biggest benefit of the project for Saskatoon would be having less commercial traffic driving on the city’s main arteries such as the Circle Drive Freeway and having those types of vehicles using the perimeter road resulting in less traffic congestion on main roadways within the city.
The mayor adds the next step will be discussing with the province and regional partners about how and when the project will come to life. “Now there needs to be discussions and negotiations as to when and how does this actually get built.” says Clark.
Back in 2014, the proposed cost of the project was at $2 billion dollars.