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George Spence, Minister of Highways 1927-1929, was responsible for the initiation of numbering Saskatchewan highways. [7] The first Board of Highways Commissioners was appointed by the provincial government in 1912, and the first Department of Highways was established in 1917. [8]
TMS roads are maintained by the provincial government department: Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation. In the northern sector, ice roads which can only be navigated in the winter months comprise another approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) of travel. [16] Dirt roads also still exist in rural areas and would be maintained by the local resident.
The 600-series highways are minor highways that run north and south; generally, the last two digits increase from east to west. Highway 600 is near the eastern border with Manitoba and Highway 699 is near the western border with Alberta. Many of these highways are gravel for some of their length.
Yellowhead Highway or Saskatchewan Highway 16 connects the four western provinces in an east and west travel route north of the Saskatchewan Highway 1. CanAm Highway [ 11 ] travels in a north–south direction comprising Saskatchewan Highways SK 35 , Sk 39 , Sk 6 , Sk 3 , Sk 2 [ 12 ] as well as U.S. Route 85 . [ 13 ]
In 2022, 16 km (9.9 mi) of Highway 37 was repaved at Shaunavon — 12 km (7.5 mi) north from the intersection with Highway 13 and 4 km (2.5 mi) south [10] In May of 2024, it was announced that 1.3 km (0.81 mi) of Highway 37 through Gull Lake will be resurfaced and upgraded with new curbs and gutters [11]
The Regina Bypass is a four-lane twinned highway connector road in Regina, Saskatchewan.The 44.3-kilometre (27.5 mi) route connects Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway) with Highway 11, forming a partial ring road around the city of Regina.
Highway 1 is the Saskatchewan section of the Trans-Canada Highway mainland route. The total distance of the Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan is 654 kilometres (406 mi). [1] The highway traverses Saskatchewan from the western border with Alberta, from Highway 1, to the Manitoba border where it continues as PTH 1. The Trans-Canada Highway Act ...
The Saskatchewan Department of Highways and Transportation estimates 80% of traffic is carried on the 5,031-kilometre principal system of highways. [73] The CanAm Highway near Buffalo Pound Lake. The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure operates over 26,000 km (16,000 mi) of highways and divided highways. There are also municipal roads which ...