The estimated $1.5-million job will see 198 metres of concrete replaced where Highway 55 intersects with Centre Street and First Street West. (Google Map)

By meadowlakeNOW Staff

JOINT PROJECT

Highway 55 rebuild in Meadow Lake to use reinforced concrete, construction set for 2026

Sep 17, 2025 | 12:34 PM

A long-awaited fix is coming to one of Meadow Lake’s busiest routes, as city council approved in principle an agreement with the province to replace a deteriorated stretch of Highway 55.

The project is part of Saskatchewan’s Urban Highway Connector Program, which funds rehabilitation of provincial highways inside city limits.

The estimated $1.5-million job will see 198 metres of concrete replaced where Highway 55 intersects with Centre Street and First Street West.

Council endorsed moving ahead at its recent meeting, with the province covering 70 per cent of the cost and the city expected to commit about $452,000 during 2026 budget talks.

The design now calls for continuously reinforced concrete pavement, not asphalt, to handle decades of overweight truck traffic serving the city’s three wood mills.

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The material is expected to last 30 to 40 years, compared with 15 to 25 years for asphalt.

The section, originally built as a grain elevator apron, has buckled under constant heavy loads since rail service to the mills ended in 2009.

“We’re happy that it will be a joint effort to get a provincial highway repaired,” City Manager Amanda Flasch said.

Construction is expected during the 2026 season, with completion required by the end of that year.

Beyond resurfacing, the project will set the stage for future upgrades.

A recent functional planning study identified the need for traffic lights at Centre Street within 15 years and at the Highway 4 junction within five.

Designs will also accommodate a new access road for Flying Dust First Nation’s planned commercial developments north of the highway.

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Kenneth.Cheung@pattisonmedia.com