The memorandum of understanding between the three prairie provinces has some organizations hopeful for the future of transportation.

Signed earlier this week, the MOU has Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba agreeing on increased cooperation regarding transportation.

That includes smoothing over disparate regulations and adopting similar standards for maintenance between provinces.

Lindsay Clark, who represents the Estevan area of the Southeast Transportation Board, says that the changes are something that would really help out.

"Especially as there are lots of issues with moving equipment as the rules change as you cross the border if you need pilot trucks. Might need one pilot ruck to move a certain size here in Saskatchewan and maybe two pilot trucks in Alberta. So they're probably going to do with that kind of thing, maybe if the weights are a little different in each they'll probably try to make them more equal so that you don't have to change the rules as you're crossing."

In addition, a parity in how roads are maintained would help with one of the main focuses of the Southeast Transportation Board.

"With Southeast Transportation, that's probably our number one thing is the quality of roads. Every prairie province has trouble with corridors and trying to put traffic on roads that can handle the traffic, especially the heavier traffic. Probably will be some discussion on how you do that from across the border to make sure that the roads are good on both sides. Such huge things to be done in the road network, we're talking years of work."

The Southeast Transportation Board will be having an AGM on April 25th in Kenosee.

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