The City of Saskatoon has identified the need for two new bridges across the South Saskatchewan River to serve the city when it reaches a population of 250,000. One bridge will be located to the north of the city, along the Perimeter Highway corridor. The other bridge is being constructed to the south of the city, along the Circle Drive corridor, as part of the Circle Drive South Project.

Click to view a PDF of the Proposed New Bridge Locations 

Circle Drive South Project

Click to view information on the Circle Drive South Project.

Perimeter Highway and North Bridge

The North Bridge will form part of the proposed Perimeter Highway corridor around the east side of the city. The proposed Perimeter Highway will start from Highway 11 South (at Grasswood Road) and go north to connect with Highways 5, 41, 11, 12 and 16 before it terminates at Highway 14 (22nd Street West).

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Traffic Impact Studies

The City of Saskatoon requires developers to prepare a Traffic Impact Study in order that the traffic implications of the development proposal be fully understood and that measures can be provided during development in order to accomodate the expected traffic.

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Traffic Monitoring

Transportation Planning administers a traffic monitoring program to understand how people travel around the Saskatoon and to assess performance of transportation facilities.

The 2010 Traffic Characteristics Report includes various measures of mobility and traffic trends, such as:

•  Per capita gasoline and diesel sales data;
•  Evening peak period travel times from the Central Business District (CBD);
•  Afternoon peak period travel times across the city;
•  Travel to work data and alternative modes of transportation from the most recent Canadian Census (2006);
• Travel demand on the city’s road network and river crossings;
• The highest volume intersections and interchanges;
• A average daily traffic (ADT) flow map; and
• A summary of ADT volumes along various roadways throughout the City.

Additionally, detailed traffic volume data presented provides a comprehensive comparison of ADTs by week and month as well as hourly distributions.  This data is collected from five permanent count stations situated at major locations throughout the city, which continually record traffic volumes throughout the year.

New additions to the Traffic Characteristics Report include:

• Per Capita Gasoline and Diesel Sales provides a comparison of fuel consumption among residents of Saskatoon, the province and the country.
• Traffic flow map showing volumes that are scaled proportionally to offer a visualization of the magnitude of travel on Saskatoon’s roadways.

Click to view a PDF of the 2010 Traffic Characteristics Report (large file).