REGINA — Saskatchewan drivers will have more opportunities to check on road conditions this winter, as the Highway Hotline is installing ten additional road cameras to it's system.
The additional cameras allow motorists to monitor road conditions visually, allowing them to plan their travels more safely.
Cameras have now been installed at:
- Highway 1 near Secretan, east of Chaplin;
- Highway 1 at the junction of Highway 37 near Gull Lake;
- Highway 4 at the junction of Highway 3 near Glaslyn;
- Highway 7 near Alsask;
- Highway 9 north of Highway 209 junction near Moose Mountain;
- Highway 9 at the junction of Highway 229 between Yorkton and Canora;
- Highway 10 at Melville;
- Highway 16 at the junction of Highway 2 near Colonsay;
- Highway 39 east of the Estevan Bypass;
- Highway 39 north of the U.S. border near Roche Percee.
Visuals picked up from the cameras can be viewed on the Highway Hotline’s website, and is used by both drivers and Ministry of Highways staff.
Camera footage is one of the many resources offered by the Highway Hotline to catalogue current road conditions for motorists. Equipment operators in the field also help to monitor 26,000 kilometres of the province’s highways for the site.
Highways Minister Fred Bradshaw said that the additional cameras are a response to public requests for more locations to feature the technology.
"The Highway Hotline receives millions of web visits and phone calls annually and our government continues to build a safer Saskatchewan," said Highways Minister Fred Bradshaw.
Highway Hotline updates are also available to drivers over the phone by dialing 511, in addition to through the online map found at hotline.gov.sk.ca.
