Three bidders have been shortlisted for the contract to build the new Regina bypass.
Queen City Infrastructure Group, Wascana Development Partners and SaskLink Global Transportation Partners were among five bidders who responded to a request for qualifications for the project.
The bypass will begin on Highway 11 northwest of Regina and run south to the Trans-Canada Highway. It will then wrap around the city about five kilometres south of Highway 1, and will be routed 400 metres east of Tower Road to connect back with Highway 1 on the east side of Regina.
The project will also include three overpasses at the Pilot Butte access road, Highway 48 near White City and Highway 46 near Balgonie.
The province says the cost of the public-private project will be determined through a competitive bidding process. The federal government has committed up to $200 million in funding toward the project.
Construction is scheduled to begin next summer, and the bypass is expected to open to traffic by fall 2018. The province says “priority components” will open in advance of the full completion.
