By Jeff Labine

Proposed transportation master plan under review

May 10, 2017 | 1:12 PM

Prince Albert’s proposed transportation master plan includes more than $9.8 million worth of road work over the next decade.

A special executive committee meeting is being scheduled for Thursday to review the master plan for information purposes only. The plan, which is intended to guide the city’s transportation decisions for the next 10 years, includes various recommendations.

Over the next five years, $4.6 million is being recommended with the biggest expense being $977,400 to install curbs and medians along 15th St. E. from First to 10th Ave. E. The second big project is widening Marquis Rd. from Central to Fouth Ave. E. The estimated cost there is $900,000.

The report coming to council calls the widening of Marquis Rd. “critical” as more than 15,000 vehicles travel along there per day. That project along with four others including installing sidewalks along Marquis from Fourth to Sixth Ave. E. and new traffic lights at Sixth Ave. E. and 28th St. are planned to get underway this year.

A total of 17 items are on the short term recommendation list.

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The list of projects recommended to be completed over the next 10 years is much shorter and includes only three but the total cost is roughly $5.2 million. The report recommends $3.8 million for a new roadway at Marquis Rd. and $1.3 million for a new roadway for 10th Ave. W.

Before any of these projects go forward, they will need council’s approval.

The presentation to the executive committee also includes a look at a second bridge to cross the Saskatchewan River. Currently, the only way across is via the Diefenbaker Bridge. There have been a total of five studies dating all the way back to 1977 looking at the possibility of constructing a new bridge in P.A.

The report highlights three possible crossing locations:

• Sixth Avenue East – estimated cost $47.5 million
• Sunshine Road bypass – estimated cost $128.3 million
• Aspen Estates bypass – estimated cost $152.4 million

It was recommended that a separate study be done to determine or confirm a location for the second bridge as the report is only intended to review what’s already been completed.

Jeff.labine@jpbg.ca

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