Highway Traffic Data for South East Saskatchewan
Highways in south east Saskatchewan receive a substantial amount of traffic on a daily basis. The south east region has a very high quality, well-maintained network of roads.
The largest volume of goods transported on highways in the southeast are oil, petroleum, gas products, and grain commodities. Long haul trucking is very prevalent along the Highway #39 corridor which feeds north to Moose Jaw and Regina, Saskatchewan. General freight, dangerous goods and commodities of all types travel this route.
Weigh stations located in Estevan and Weyburn monitor daily commercial traffic in the south east region. Stations monitor not only the weight of commercial transports, but the licensing of drivers and vehicles, driver’s logs, the road-worthiness of vehicles, and the commodities being shipped. Penalties and citations are issued for not complying with the Highway Standards Regulations. For more information on transportation compliance in the south east region and the Province of Saskatchewan, contact the Transport Compliance Board at 1 (306) 933-5290 or online at www.highways.gov.sk.ca/tcb.
Highways in the province, as well as the south east region itself, consist of primary highways, secondary highways and grid roads.
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Primary highways are the highest weight rated roadway in the province and can carry up to 16 per cent greater weights than secondary weight highways. For commercial vehicles this means a maximum weight of 63,500 kilograms (137,788 pounds). Vehicles can travel on primary highways 12 months a year. Primary highways are paved and maintained asphalt thoroughfares.
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Secondary Highways are allowed to carry weight not exceeding 54,500 kilometres (120,151 pounds). Unless classified as a primary highway, designated highway, municipal highway (municipally-owned primary highways), or grid road, all highways are considered secondary in nature. Secondary highways perform an important function in rural south east Saskatchewan by feeding the main primary arteries in the region. Most secondary highways in south east Saskatchewan are maintained asphalt paved roads.
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Grid roads are a municipal road system that follows a grid line established by the original survey of the area. Originally mapped by provincial surveyors, the Saskatchewan grid road system is based on a grid of roads running east/west every mile (1.6 kilometres) and north/south every two miles (3.2 kilometres). Grid roads are normally surfaced with dirt or a combination dirt and gravel.
Twelve Highway Transportation Planning Committees have been established in Saskatchewan. These committees establish policy and directives for the development and maintenance of highways, bridges and infrastructure within a set jurisdiction. The committees often lobby the Saskatchewan Government for improvements of highways. Two Transportation Planning Committees operate within south east Saskatchewan.
East Central Area Transportation Planning Committee (ECATPC)
ECATPC covers a blocked area in southeast Saskatchewan from the southeast corner of the province in the Rural Municipality of Gainsborough #1 to the northwest and Rural Municipality of Weyburn #66, including the Rural Municipality of Kipling #124.
- Contact: Gary Kayter, Chairperson
Box 280
Dysart, SK S0G 1H0
Telephone: (306) 432-2141
Facsimile: (306) 432-2265
Central Area Transportation Planning Committee (CATPC)
CATPC covers the west end of the southeast Saskatchewan region in a block that runs from the Rural Municipality of Cambria #7 in the southeast to the Rural Municipality of Scott #98.
- Contact: Larry Sommerfeld, Chairperson
Box 117
Allan, SK S0K 0C0
Telephone: (306) 257-3521
Facsimile: (306) 257-3913
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Average daily commercial traffic on highways in south east Saskatchewan ranges from 330 vehicles to 725 vehicle, depending on the road and the season. This equates to approximately 192,538 commercial transport vehicles a year travelling on south east Saskatchewan highways.
Saskatchewan Department of Highways, 2010
Southeast Saskatchewan Region Highway Traffic Data per Highway
Provincial highway traffic data is collected annually for all primary highways in Saskatchewan. There are twelve primary highways in the south east Saskatchewan region. The table below divides each of these highways into segments. It lists the total number of kilometres in each segment, the average annual daily traffic on each segment (AADT09), and the Truck Annual Average Daily Traffic (TAADT09). The total for each of these figures is listed in the bottom row for each highway.
| From | To | Kilometres | AADT09 | TAADT09 | |
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| Highway #6 | U.S. Border | North Junction Highway #18 | 16.43 | 278 | 113 |
| (North/South) | North Junction Highway #18 | Junction Highway #13 | 55.49 | 444 | 160 |
| Jct Highway #13 | East Junction Highway #39 | 43.20 | 720 | 190 | |
| Total Distance/Average Daily Traffic | 115 | 481 | 154 | ||
| Highway #8 | U.S. Border | Junction Highway #18 | 19.86 | 235 | 35 |
| (North/South) | Junction Highway #18 | Highway #13 | 45.62 | 460 | 60 |
| Highway #13 | Highway #48 | 34.04 | 237 | 35 | |
| Total Distance/Average Daily Traffic | 100 | 311 | 43 | ||
| Highway #9 | U.S. Border | Junction Highway #18 | 26.78 | 225 | 58 |
| (North/South) | Junction Highway #18 | Highway #361 | 19.42 | 1437 | 270 |
| Highway #361 | West Junction Highway #13 | 27.48 | 2118 | 303 | |
| West Jct Highway #13 | Carlyle Lake Resort Access | 12.87 | 2477 | 170 | |
| Carlyle Lake Resort Access | North Junction Highway #48 | 30.60 | 1365 | 170 | |
| Total Distance/Average Daily Traffic | 117 | 1524 | 194 | ||
| Highway #13 | Manitoba Border | Highway #8 | 19.71 | 897 | 207 |
| (East/West) | Highway #8 | Highway #9 | 42.33 | 1472 | 330 |
| Highway #9 | Highway #47 | 54.48 | 2440 | 340 | |
| Highway #47 | Weyburn | 27.57 | 1696 | 316 | |
| Weyburn | Highway #28 | 32.14 | 1654 | 188 | |
| Highway #28 | Highway #6 | 22.84 | 655 | 120 | |
| Highway #6 | Pangman | 4.36 | 810 | 120 | |
| Total Distance/Average Daily Traffic | 203 | 1375 | 232 | ||
| Highway #18 | Manitoba Border | Highway #8 | 19.57 | 757 | 110 |
| (East/West) | Highway #8 | Carnduff | 12.36 | 1463 | 160 |
| Carnduff | Oxbow | 41.46 | 1611 | 263 | |
| Oxbow | Jct Highway #9 | 6.59 | 2270 | 340 | |
| Jct Highway #9 | Estevan | 44.11 | 2254 | 298 | |
| Estevan | Highway #350 | 38.25 | 903 | 93 | |
| Highway #350 | Highway #35 | 22.76 | 310 | 60 | |
| Highway #35 | Highway #28 | 29.26 | 195 | 50 | |
| Highway #28 | North Junction Highway #6 | 27.95 | 170 | 40 | |
| Total Distance/Average Daily Traffic | 242 | 1104 | 157 | ||
| Highway #28 | Highway #18 | Highway #13 | 59.88 | 389 | 55 |
| (North/South) | Total Distance/Average Daily Traffic | 60 | 389 | 55 | |
| Highway #33 | Highway #47 | Highway #35 | 77.26 | 1128 | 154 |
| (Northwest) | Total Distance/Average Daily Traffic | 77 | 1128 | 154 | |
| Highway #35 | U.S. Border | Highway #18 | 16.22 | 137 | 60 |
| (North/South) | Highway #18 | Weyburn | 57.52 | 825 | 162 |
| Weyburn | Highway #33 | 48.30 | 1045 | 104 | |
| Total Distance/Average Daily Traffic | 122 | 669 | 109 | ||
| Highway #39 | U.S. Border | Highway #18 - Bienfait | 26.96 | 1270 | 531 |
| (Northwest) | Highway #18 - Bienfait | Estevan | 9.54 | 4673 | 628 |
| Estevan | Midale | 48.13 | 3245 | 654 | |
| Midale | Weyburn - Junction #35 | 44.24 | 3123 | 585 | |
| Weyburn - Junction #35 | Lang | 20.07 | 5097 | 764 | |
| Lang | North Junction Highway #6 | 24.58 | 3498 | 845 | |
| Total Distance/Average Daily Traffic | 174 | 3484 | 668 | ||
| Highway #47 | U.S. Border | Estevan - Junction Highway #39 | 16.11 | 1354 | 81 |
| (North/South) | Estevan - Junction Highway #39 | Highway #361 | 26.36 | 2315 | 240 |
| Highway #361 | Highway #13 | 32.83 | 1780 | 240 | |
| Highway #13 | Highway #48 | 56.23 | 1108 | 105 | |
| Total Distance/Average Daily Traffic | 132 | 1639 | 167 | ||
| Highway #48 | Manitoba Border | Highway #8 | 18.97 | 557 | 55 |
| (East/West) | Highway #8 | South Junction Highway #9 | 44.74 | 683 | 60 |
| South Junction Highway #9 | Highway #47 | 57.89 | 921 | 48 | |
| Total Distance/Average Daily Traffic | 122 | 720 | 54 | ||
| Highway #361 | Manitoba Border | Storthoaks | 15.55 | 77 | 15 |
| (East/West) | Storthoaks | Highway #8 | 3.28 | 310 | 35 |
| Highway #8 | Highway #9 | 47.68 | 221 | 61 | |
| Highway #9 | Highway #47 | 52.36 | 845 | 123 | |
| Total Distance/Average Daily Traffic | 1453 | 234 | |||