Spring road maintenance underway in Saskatchewan cities
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With the heavy snow melt comes concerns of clearing standing water and keeping roads safe for both vehicles and pedestrians.
Spring has sprung, but Saskatchewan residents aren’t basking in pretty, flowery scenery just yet.
With the heavy snow melt comes concerns of clearing standing water and keeping roads safe for both vehicles and pedestrians.
“Keeping property safe and dry is going to take a team approach from the city crews and residents, the best way to move all that water from our neighborhoods is through the storm drain,” said Kurtis Doney, director of water, waste and environment with the City of Regina.
Doney adds that crews are out working 24/7, day and night, to hustle through the quick snow-melting process the city is currently experiencing.
City crews are also out tackling the many potholes surfacing across Regina.
“Potholes are repaired by road priority first and then systematically through neighbourhoods similar to winter road maintenance operations,” said Chris Warren, director of roadways and transportation for the City of Regina.
“Main roads, such as bus routes and high volume traffic, such a Lewvan and Ring Road are prioritized first followed by residential roads in those neighbourhoods,” he added.
The city has stated its roadways asphalt maintenance budget is approximately $6 million for 2022.
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