Saskatoon Construction II

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Groups fund perimeter highway study

By David Hutton and Keith Moen, The StarPhoenix

August 23, 2012

An alliance of business groups is raising money to examine how a perimeter highway that would bypass Saskatoon could be paid for.

"We're trying to get this project happening sooner rather than later," said Kent Smith-Windsor, executive director of the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce.

The chamber, the North Saskatoon Business Association and the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority Inc. are raising money from members to fund a study of financing options in the hopes of expediting the project, which would cut congestion on Circle Drive and allow heavy truck traffic to bypass the city.

The group will issue a call for proposals worldwide to find a firm to study "creative" ways to fund the billion-dollar project and pen an "action plan" to get the perimeter highway moving.

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