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Longer semis allowed on newly-twinned section of Hwy 11

Nov 14, 2013 | 12:13 PM

Longer semi trucks will be allowed on the newly-twinned section of Highway 11 between Prince Albert and Rosthern.

The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure will be providing special permits for these trucks.

In a statement, Prince Albert-Carlton MLA Darryl Hickie said when the twinning of Highway 11 was completed, it reinforced the route as a key economic corridor.

“Longer trucks can now haul more bulk goods such as groceries and other retail items on the newly twinned section of Highway 11, which will provide cost savings for shippers and foster competition, which benefits consumers in the form of lower prices,” he said in the statement.

The announcement is being cheered by the association representing the province’s truckers.

“We are pleased that the government added the newly twinned stretch of Highway 11 so these long trucks can travel the full distance between the province’s three largest cities,” Saskatchewan Trucking Association president Al Rosseker said in a statement.

The longer trucks consist of a truck carrying two semi trailers. In Saskatchewan, they are also allowed to travel on Highway 16 between Saskatoon and Lloydminster, on Highway 1 from one end of the province to the other.

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