There is now an app for the Saskatchewan Highway Hotline.

The Ministry of Highways says the new version has cleaner graphics and added functions. You can now access expanded route-planning which includes road conditions.

The hotline receives roughly 6.5 million online visits annually. Last winter, which was impacted by several significant storms, the hotline had nearly 13 million hits which is a record.

When you use the Highway Hotline as a resource you can also access a network of more than 40 cameras on Saskatchewan highways and airports. The cameras provide real time, current images of weather and highway conditions.

The Highway Hotline began nearly 50 years ago as a phone-based service that provided information about road conditions, but it has evolved into a phone and web-based service that shares information about highway conditions, road closures, construction zones, ferries and border crossings. Maps and information are updated at least three times per day. The Ministry of Highways says during winter storms, updates are made the moment they’re received.

And the Highway Hotline is still available by phone at 1-888-335-7623 or by calling 511.