Sask. Highway Hotline records record number of visitors

WATCH: The Saskatchewan Highway Hotline saw a record number of visitors in the last calendar year.

Saskatchewan’s Highway Hotline digital platform was visited more than 60 million times over the last year, a new record for the road information service.

“We want to thank all the drivers who took the time to check and make an informed decision before they hit the road,” White City-Qu’Appelle MLA Brad Crassweller said.

According to the province, the website had more than 40 million page views from April 2024 to March 2025, while the mobile app had more than 20 million.

The province said a contributing factor to the record was a higher number of storms this past winter than the previous one.

“For example, in November of 2024 the Highway Hotline was checked more than 10 million times, more than 13 million times in December of 2024. That’s the equivalent of 433,000 a day,” Crassweller said.

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Saskatchewan RCMP Staff Sgt. Jason Sauve said the Highway Hotline is also a vital resource for police.

“It’s very important, if the public knows the road is closed or travel unrecommended, obviously we don’t want people travelling in those conditions as it’s unsafe. So, we check that as well and we contact the ministry, the Highway Hotline folks and update them if there’s a crash, so we use it in that way as well,” he said.

The Highway Hotline began as a telephone service more than 50 years ago. Road reports can still be accessed by phone to this date.