A milestone was marked Friday when the government announced the remaining approximate 10 kilometres of Highway 956 in Saskatchewan going west to the Alberta border is near completion.

This is Saskatchewan’s portion of the La Loche to Fort McMurray, Alberta all-weather road.

The road between La Loche and Fort McMurray was initially announced as a project to commemorate the two province’s centennials in 2005. Saskatchewan broke ground on Highway 956, its portion of the project, in 2007, and completed 44 of the total 53 kilometres in 2008.

Alberta hasn’t yet completed its portion of the road. The Saskatchewan government says it has provided $9 million for the road.