Travellers crossing the Nipawin Bridge on Highway 55 are encouraged to obey traffic lights and guidelines. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).

By Aaron Schulze

Bridge Construction

Travellers encouraged to obey rules during Nipawin bridge reconstruction

Jun 17, 2019 | 3:33 PM

The Town of Nipawin is passing on a message of compliance from those working on the Highway 55 Bridge on the outskirts of Nipawin.

Stantec Engineering and the Saskatchewan Provincial Government, who are jointly working on reconstruction of the Highway 55 Bridge, are encouraging travellers through Nipawin to obey traffic lights while crossing the bridge to ensure the safety of the workers present.

Barry Elliott, Nipawin’s chief administrative officer, doesn’t believe the same safety notice will be put in the next weekly update provided by Stantec and the province, but the town itself will encourage travellers to pay attention to signage and restrictions.

“It is an inconvenience,” Elliott said. “We and the folks working on the bridge recognize that and they’re only taking the steps to ensure work proceeds as per scheduled, and all people travelling through the area remain safe.

“The goal here at the end of the day is the travelling public have a good sense of what to expect when they get to the bridge site, get a sense of the requirements in terms of following the guidelines, speed limits, stop lines, and those sorts of things.”

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An update forwarded by the town on May 29 suggested bridge construction may be pushed back to a later date in August due to unforeseen issues with the deck.

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