Broadway Improvement Project Ahead of Schedule; Bridge Closing for 20 Hours for Road Marking

The Broadway Avenue Improvement Project is a full week ahead of schedule, as the first two phases wrap up Thursday.

Final work includes roadway marking application, which requires the Broadway Bridge to close at 7:00 p.m. tonight. The bridge and intersection at Broadway Avenue and 12th Street is expected to fully reopen Thursday afternoon by 4:00 p.m.

“We’re encouraged with this news,” says Celene Anger, Director of Construction & Design.  “By afternoon drive time on Thursday, the Broadway Bridge and Five Corners – the intersection at Broadway Avenue and Twelfth Street – will open completely and we’re already into the third phase of the Broadway Improvement Project.”

Phase 3 includes full closure of the intersection at Broadway Avenue and 11th Street. Extensive water main upgrades and road resurfacing began along Broadway Avenue on May 2.  When the work on Broadway Avenue is complete, the project will move onto side streets, including block sections of 10th, 11th and 12th Streets as well as a four-block section of Main Street.

 “This project was specifically designed to be completed in phases, helping to minimize the impact on the community as much as possible,” Anger says. “As we’ve said, Broadway Avenue is open for business and entertainment throughout construction.”

Commuters have been asked to reroute their commute during the summer-long project, making use of the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge and the University Bridge.

For more information please visit saskatoon.ca/broadway.

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