2014 ROAD PRESERVATION & REHABILITATION REACHES HALF-WAY POINT

For Immediate Release: July 31, 2014
                                             

The City of Saskatoon’s 2014 Roadway Preservation and Rehabilitation program is now 50% complete.

“Crews have now paved 89 lane kilometres; we plan to resurface 178 lane kilometres this year - the same distance from City Hall almost to Kindersley,” says Chris Hallam, Director of Construction and Design.

Most recently, crews worked around the clock to pave the Circle Drive and Highway 16 cloverleaf intersection as well as Faithfull Avenue and Miners Avenue.

Next week repaving work will begin on Millar Avenue from 43rd Street to Molaro Place, mostly in the evenings. Major intersection and roadway improvements at Airport Drive and 45th Street West will soon get underway and 24 hour paving of Circle Drive southbound from Attridge Drive to College Drive is scheduled to begin late August.

“We have received a lot of positive feedback from the 24 hour and night work this season,” says Hallam. “Less prolonged congestion means less likelihood of frustration and road rage.”

“With the flexibility of night, day and 24 hour work, we are more aware of planning construction to reduce the impact during peak times and ultimately making the streets of Saskatoon a safer place for workers and motorists.”

The City reminds drivers that even if work appears complete and workers are not present, barriers will stay in place where the road is hazardous to drivers or where fresh pavement or concrete needs to set.

Everyone can play a part in assisting workers to build better roads by driving safely, slowing down and respecting work zones.

Slow down, pay attention and respect work zones. Watch for pedestrians and work crews, and for everyone’s safety, please obey all detours, signs and barriers.

Know before you go! Plan your route around road work by checking our Road Restrictions and Construction Projects interactive map, find traffic detour information on our saskatoon.ca homepage or subscribe to our Traffic Detour Service Alerts. You can also follow us on Twitter @cityofsaskatoon and with #betterroadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.