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Saskatchewan Highway 956

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Existed:
  
1999 – present

Length
  
44 km

East end:
  
Hwy 155

Constructed
  
1999

Saskatchewan Highway 956

West end:
  
Winter road ending at Alberta border, near Garson Lake

Rural municipalities:
  
Northern Administration District

Highway 956, also known as the Garson Lake Road, is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the Alberta border until Highway 155. The highway is 44 km (27 mi.) long.

Contents

Map of SK-956, Canada

Highway 956 is meant to connect the community of La Loche to Fort McMurray, Alberta. Beyond the Alberta border, the same route continues west as a 65-km winter road to Alberta Highway 881, about 25 km south of Anzac, Alberta and about 75 km south of Fort McMurray.

History

  • Construction began in 1986 and completed in 1999.
  • In 1999, as part of the Saskatchewan provincial budget, a project was begun to gravel 30 km of Highway 956.
  • In September 2005, to celebrate the centennials of Saskatchewan and Alberta, Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert and Alberta Premier Ralph Klein announced a project costing $45 million to connect La Loche and Fort McMurray with an all-season road. The premiers explained that this would create economic and recreational opportunities, as well as improved access to services and schools.
  • A crushing project and two clearing projects had been initiated by the time the 2006-2007 Saskatchewan Mid-Year Report was released. They were expected to be completed by the end of 2006.
  • By May 2006, work began on improving Highway 956 as a joint project by the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments to connect La Loche and Fort McMurray.

    • References

    Saskatchewan Highway 956 Wikipedia
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