Whether or not gas prices will be keeping Albertans and tourists close to home this summer, the UCP government has announced a plan to upgrade some bathroom facilities at a number of roadside stops throughout the province.
The work, which is expected to begin this summer, will involve replacing the outhouse-style bathrooms with flush toilets.
The first set of upgrades will take place at the following locations:
All of the locations were chosen based on their remote location, traffic volumes and proximity to other facilities, officials said.
Officials say the work is meant to improve road trips for drivers in Alberta no matter where they are coming from.
"It has been said that you never get a second chance to make a good first impression," said Shane Getson, UCP MLA for Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland, in a release.
"Upgrading our rest stops will go a long way to not only providing a clean and more modernized convenience, it will help ensure the first impressions we leave with visitors are good ones, and that they will tell others of why they should visit Alberta."
The province is spending $1.5 million for the construction work.
More upgrades at other facilities are planned "for the near future."
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