By Nicole Goldsworthy
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SaskToday.ca
As of Feb. 18, Weyerhaeuser Timberlands Hudson Bay says logging operations in the Pasquia Porcupine Forest will result in increased industrial traffic across several highways and forest access routes in the region.
The company advises motorists to watch for log trucks and slow-moving equipment, particularly when approaching intersections and travelling on bush roads with limited sightlines. Loaded log trucks are restricted to a maximum speed of 90 km/h on provincial highways.
Truck traffic is expected on Highways 43, 49 and 283, as well as the Highway 9 North Truck Bypass Route and various rural municipality grid roads north of Erwood.
Log trucks will also use the Erwood Bridge detour east of the town, where a maximum speed of 60 km/h is in effect.
Additional activity is anticipated on Stout’s Road, Clark’s Road, Melkin Lake Road, the Dah Lake and Overflow West road system, and Leaf Lake Road it said in the Weyerhaeuser public notice.
The company notes that roadways in use are subject to change without notice and urges drivers to exercise caution.