Rural Saskatchewan communities receive grants to rebuild 14 bridges

REGINA – Eleven rural Saskatchewan communities will receive close to $4.9 million in provincial grants from the Rural Integrated Roads for Growth (RIRG) program to rebuild 14 bridges and large culverts. 

The total estimated value of the projects is more than $12.3 million when combined with municipal dollars, a release said.

“We prioritized investments in rural bridges and roads to keep our economy going during the pandemic. Four years ago, Saskatchewan pledged to rebuild 100 bridges over four years. With the announcement of this latest round of projects, we will have rebuilt or replaced 105 rural bridges,” Saskatchewan Highways Minister Lori Carr said in a statement.

RIRG helps rural municipalities to build and upgrade local infrastructure, with the program providing grants of up to 50 per cent of each project’s total cost, to a maximum of $500,000.

Projects grant amounts are below:

• Kingsley: Correction Road Culvert Replacement – $108,873 
• Lajord: Estlin Bridge Replacement – $500,000
• Bratt’s Lake: Bridge Replacement – $475,000
• Longlaketon: Little Church Road Bridge Replacement – $500,000
• Lacadena: Gray Bridge Replacement – $500,000
• Lacadena: Lewis Bridge Replacement – $500,000
• Milden: Bridge 293 ? Culvert Replacement – $196,078 
• Leroy: Bridge Replacement with Culverts – $245,500
• Pleasantdale: Wensley Bridge – $351,000
• Hazelwood: Leason’s Bridge 1 (west) – $500,000
• Hazelwood: Leason’s Bridge 2 (east) – $475,000
• Torch River: Replacement of Box Culvert – $46,500
• Canwood: South Victoire Culvert Replacement – $232,500
• Canwood: Wreford Bridge Conversion -$215,000