Interchange Project Work Starts Days After City Approval
City contractors are not wasting any time getting started on two major interchange projects. Just days after being awarded the $57 million project, PCL Construction Management Inc. contractors will begin preliminary work on the two locations.
“We’re very pleased to see that PCL is starting its preparation work,” says Celene Anger, Director, Construction and Design. “In our experience, we have success when the contractor takes advantage of every opportunity to stay on time – or even move ahead of schedule.”
Starting today, PCL will begin geotechnical investigations at both the College Drive/McOrmond Drive and Boychuk Drive/Highway 16 locations. A drill rig will be used to take fourteen bulk samples of in-situ soils, which will provide information such as groundwater pressure, moisture content and other important data points.
Work is estimated to last about five days between the two locations and is not expected to have any lane restrictions or require any detours in the areas. A construction work zone with reduced speed limits will be established in the immediate vicinity of the workers in the interest of worker and public safety.
“This is the very first step in what will be one of the largest combined roadway projects the City has ever done,” Anger says. “These interchanges are going to provide significant traffic improvements for citizens and how they move around our city – but it’s going to take a lot of work getting there. Our commitment to citizens is to keep the lines of communications open, and provide regular updates on the project, so that you have time to plan around the work and help keep your delays as short as possible.”
The City is committed to keeping everyone up to date on the status of the projects, including regular website updates and emails to interested stakeholders. To receive these email updates, subscribe through the city website at saskatoon.ca/interchanges.
For road rehabilitation progress maps and more information on city-wide road rehabilitation work, please visit saskatoon.ca/betterroads.