Regina Bypass at 90 per cent completion heading into winter slowdown
Construction on the Regina Bypass is now around 90 per cent complete, as crews prepare to wind down field work as the winter months approach. The secondary layer of paving is around 95 per cent complete on the $1.88 billion mega-project, and the final layer of asphalt will be applied starting next spring. “We’ve moved…
Saskatchewan construction permit values see major August to August decline
A million dollar construction contract would result in a $60,000 PST charge in Saskatchewan. That comes after the province added the tax to construction contracts in the 2017 budget. Now, the opposition NDP are blaming the tax for a decline in value of Saskatchewan’s construction permits. “That PST just priced a lot of people out…