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Federation of Canadian Municipalities List of 2009 ‘Shovel Ready’ Municipal Infrastructure Projects
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Saskatchewan
| Estimated Project Cost |
Est. Jobs Created |
|
|---|---|---|
| City of Prince Albert Pop: 34,138 | ||
| Category: Public Transit | ||
| Conventional Transit Vehicle Replacement and Expansion | $4,000,000 | 46 |
| Transit Terminal Facility | $300,000 | 3 |
| City of Regina Pop: 179,246 | ||
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Water Service to the Regina Inland Port | $14,000,000 | 160 |
| Wastewater Service to the Regina Inland Port | $29,000,000 | 331 |
| Drainage Channel to service the Regina Inland Port | $2,000,000 | 23 |
| Dorothy Street Crossing Upgrade | $250,000 | 3 |
| Poly B Service Connection Replacement | $875,000 | 10 |
| AC Water Main Replacement | $1,300,000 | 15 |
| Large Diameter Cast Iron Inspection Relining Pilot | $250,000 | 3 |
| Relining/spot repair of wastewater lines | $1,200,000 | 14 |
| Sewer Excavation and Repair | $900,000 | 10 |
| Wastewater Monitoring Expansion | $250,000 | 3 |
| Category: Roads and bridges | ||
| Bridge Work -- 11th Ave Bridge | $3,000,000 | 34 |
| Street Infrastructure Renewal | $10,000,000 | 114 |
| Albert Street Memorial Bridge Upgrade | $4,500,000 | 51 |
| Sewage Forcemain Replacement Project | $7,500,000 | 86 |
| Category: Buildings | ||
| Preservation & Maintenance of City Owned Buildings | $4,659,000 | 53 |
| Facility Mechanical & Electrical Upgrades, Renovations & Retrofits | $495,000 | 6 |
| Municipal Operational Yard & Field Administration Facilities Upgrades | $1,471,000 | 17 |
| Replacement of No. 4 Fire Station | $2,250,000 | 26 |
| Roof Replacements at various recreation centers | $1,250,000 | 14 |
| City of Saskatoon Pop: 202,340 | ||
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Build/Modify Water Reservoirs | $21,000,000 | 240 |
| Downtown Capacity water & sewer improvements | $3,500,000 | 40 |
| Major rerouting of Confed Dr sewer system | $9,000,000 | 103 |
| Brevoort Park holding tank (sanitary sewer) | $2,000,000 | 23 |
| Westview holding tank (sanitary sewer) | $2,000,000 | 23 |
| Early Dr and Tucker Cres - Storm Pond | $1,500,000 | 17 |
| Confed Dr & Laurier Dr - Storm Pond | $1,000,000 | 11 |
| 23rd Street E & 2nd Ave N - Storm Pond | $2,000,000 | 23 |
| Junor Ave & Makaroff Rd - Storm Pond | $700,000 | 8 |
| Category: Roads and bridges | ||
| Local Roads Preservation | $2,700,000 | 31 |
| Expressway Road Preservation - Circle Drive - Airport to Laurier | $1,000,000 | 11 |
| Collector Road Preservation | $2,300,000 | 26 |
| Sidewalk Replacement Program | $2,000,000 | 23 |
| 17th Street Extension | $5,500,000 | 63 |
| Montgomery Place Road Improvements | $2,500,000 | 29 |
| Claypool Drive Extension | $2,900,000 | 33 |
| College & Central Geometric Modification | $500,000 | 6 |
| Boychuk and Highway 16 Intersection Improvements | $350,000 | 4 |
| Major Intersection Improvement - Ave P and 11th Street | $425,000 | 5 |
| Circle Drive/14th Street Southbound | $532,000 | 6 |
| Idylwyld Freeway/8th Street Exit Ramp/Overpass | $2,900,000 | 33 |
| Repair Cosmo Park Riverbank Slope Failure | $2,600,000 | 30 |
| Gravel Streets Upgrades | $2,000,000 | 23 |
| Bicycle Facilities | $500,000 | 6 |
| Traffic Noise Attenuation | $10,000,000 | 114 |
| Twin Boychuk (8th Street to Highway 16) with noise attenuation | $5,200,000 | 59 |
| Wanuskewin - twin with noise attenuation | $6,300,000 | 72 |
| Victoria Avenue Retaining Wall Replacement | $400,000 | 5 |
| Category: Public Transit | ||
| Downtown Transit Terminal (second floor unfunded) | $1,000,000 | 11 |
| Complete Replacement of Bus Maintenance & Storage Facility | $100,000,000 | 1,142 |
| Conventional Transit Vehicle Replacement and Expansion | $13,500,000 | 154 |
| Automatic Vehicle Location System for Conventional Transit Fleet | $1,500,000 | 17 |
| Transit Priority Measures | $300,000 | 3 |
| Category: Public Housing | ||
| 250 government-supported affordable housing units | $32,200,000 | 368 |
| Capacity Building (planning, design and devlopment assistance for non-profit organizations and faith-based groups | $175,000 | 2 |
| Town of Aberdeen Pop: 527 | ||
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Sewage Treatment System | $2,700,000 | 31 |
| Town of Rosthern Pop: 1,382 | ||
| Category: Buildings | ||
| Fire Hall Construction | $1,200,000 | 14 |
| Category: Roads and bridges | ||
| Asphalt Paving | $2,100,000 | 24 |
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Water Meter Replacement | $200,000 | 2 |
| Town of Shellbrook Pop: 1,215 | ||
| Category: Roads and bridges | ||
| Paving: approximately 50,000 square meters | $350,000 | 4 |
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Sewer line replacement: approximately 1,000 linear meters | $500,000 | 6 |
| Category: Buildings | ||
| Construction of 5,000 sq. meters maintenance building | $250,000 | 3 |
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