Sask. Highway Hotline records record number of visitors
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.
From April 2023 to March 2024, the website had more than 10 million views, while the mobile app had more than three million visits.
The Highway Hotline began as a telephone service more than 50 years ago. Road reports can still be accessed by phone to this date.
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