TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MCORMOND DRIVE BETWEEN 8TH STREET AND COLLEGE DRIVE, MAY 1 - OCTOBER 31

For Immediate Release: April 30, 2014

Starting May 1, 2014, a section of roadway along McOrmond Drive between 8th Street and College Drive will be closed until October 31. A temporary closure is required to complete area grading, water/sewer, and roadway work as part of neighbourhood development within the Holmwood Sector Plan. Signage will be posted to advise motorists of detours.

Through access from 8th Street to College Drive will be restricted. Local access to businesses along McOrmond Drive, the off-leash dog park, and McOrmond Drive Compost Depot will be maintained. 

A new permanent roadway will be constructed as part of the neighbourhood to allow through traffic between 8th Street and College Drive. This roadway is expected to be completed by October 31, 2014, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances

Know before you go! Find traffic detour information on our website at www.saskatoon.ca/go/traffic. You can also follow us on Twitter @cityofsaskatoon and with #betterroads and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.