Tag Archives: Infrastructure
City of Melfort provides update on road work
Weekend driving in Melfort should be a bit easier as the City of Melfort plans to open routes currently closed due to road work.The city said via a release that the intersection of Saskatchewan Dr. an...
Jun 07, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Residents not happy about Nordale truck re-routing
Some residents in Nordale are not happy heavy trucks will be re-routed through their neighborhood starting Monday. However, the city of Prince Albert says they have little choice.A stretch of the sout...
Jun 06, 2019 Heavy trucks coming from the east along Highway 55 and heading south over the bridge will be re-routed through Fifth Avenue NW in Nordale. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Numerous road closures in Melfort; detours in place
Road work around Melfort continues this week which includes many road closures in the city.Crews have begun patching patching the portion of Saskatchewan Drive where excavating took place last week fo...
Jun 03, 2019 Numerous roads closed around Melfort. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW)
North Bay Trailer Park to close
It appears to be the end of the road for residents of the North Bay Trailer Park off Highway 2 north of Prince Albert.They have received notice from the property owner to vacate by August 1st, which i...
Jun 01, 2019 Over two years of uncertainty for residents at North Bay Trailer Park appears to be coming to an end.(Tyler Marr/paNOW Staff)
Overpass gets more protection
The City of Prince Albert and provincial government have teamed up to protect the Riverside Drive overpass.This week two sets of crash bars were installed to alert truck drivers of the bridge's vehicl...
May 31, 2019 Two sets of crash bars have been installed heading towards the Riverside Drive overpass (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Various wildfire mitigation projects proposed for city
Up to a dozen important forest fuel reduction projects have been identified for possible treatment around Prince Albert and the hope is a five-year work period can start next year if the city agrees.T...
May 29, 2019 (submitted photo/Saskatchewan Wildfire Management)
Summer paving season off to hot start
Orange construction signs may be popping up faster than dandelions this summer in Prince Albert.The City of Prince Albert has a total of 30 paving projects planned and 10 underground projects. Public ...
May 29, 2019 This section of River Street, west of Central Avenue, is one of the bigger projects on the city's to do list. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
SaskEnergy, TransGas conducting controlled vent of natural gas near Tisdale on Wednesday
If you smell rotten eggs in the Tisdale are on the morning of Wednesday, May 29, don't panic. SaskEnergy and TransGas are doing a controlled venting of their compressor station in the area.The process...
May 28, 2019 (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Weighing the cost of waste: P.A.'s rapidly bloating landfill
Prince Albert city council is interested in an organic composting program but is lukewarm about the hefty price tag.A report from city staff shows it would cost around $1.6 million to set up by 2020. ...
May 28, 2019 P.A.'s landfill is near capacity and a new cell will cost $3.5 million. An organic composting program would cost $1.6 million to set up.(File photo/paNOW Staff)
Road closure updates as water line replacment work continues in Melfort
City of Melfort crews are into week two of water line replacement on Sask Drive.Work at the intersection of Main St. and Sask Drive is complete and will be re-opened this afternoon.The Sask Drive road...
May 27, 2019 Sask Drive is closed from Main St. to Brunswick St. for water line replacement. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW)