NEWS FROM THE FIELD
NEWS FROM THE FIELD
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Highway 39 twinning
project complete
A $27-million twinning project east of
Estevan along Highway 39 aimed at im-proving
safety and efficiency for motorists
and truckers officially opened Nov. 16, 2017.
The project includes 10 kilometres
of twinning on Highway 39 from east of
Estevan to southeast of its junction with
Highway 18. This stretch of highway sees
about 6,000 vehicles a day.
The new two-lane overpass constructed
south of the newly twinned portion allows
trucks safe access to nearby coal depos-its
for the area’s power plant. The junc-tion
of Highways 39 and 18 east of Estevan
near Bienfait has also been re-aligned to
90-degree angles, which will improve safe-ty
and sightlines for motorists. Additional
components of the project include
intersection improvements at Highway 39
and Sawyer Road at Estevan.
The Government of Canada is contribut-ing
up to $12.5 million to the project under
the New Building Canada Fund’s Provincial-
Territorial Infrastructure Component,
National and Regional Projects. The
Government of Saskatchewan will fund the
remaining portion.
JCB’s dealer network
expands to Regina
Westcon JCB, headquartered in Regina, is
the newest addition to JCB’s growing North
American dealer network. The new dealer
will sell, rent and service JCB equipment from
branches in Regina, Saskatoon and Winnipeg.
Westcon Equipment has sold and ser-viced
heavy equipment in South Central
Canada since 2004. The new Westcon JCB
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will initially carry JCB backhoes, excava-tors,
skid steers, compact track loaders, tele-scopic
handlers, wheel loaders, Access aerial
work platforms and rough terrain forklifts.
Westcon JCB will also sell and service
two new JCB machines that have attract-ed
attention since their launch at ConExpo
2017 – the Teleskid, the first skid steer
with a telescopic boom, and the Hydradig
wheeled excavator/tool carrier. Used equip-ment
acquired via trade-in and rental fleet
sales are also available.
Investing in Highway 40
improvements in Alberta
The Government of Alberta is invest-ing
nearly $200 million in improvement
projects along Highway 40 between the
Yellowhead Highway and Grande Prairie
that will enhance travel for residents and
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