News Releases

*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.

NEW

IDYLWYLD DR S SB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM MAIN ST TO 8TH ST E
(Guardrail repair)
Start: May 2, 9:00 a.m. End: May 2, 12:00 p.m.

NEAULT RD ROAD CLOSED FROM 22ND ST W TO 33RD ST W
(Road construction)
Start: May 2, 9:00 a.m. End: June 28, 5:00 p.m.

3RD AVE N NB LANES CLOSED FROM 24TH ST E TO 25TH ST E
(Crane lift)
Start: May 2, 10:00 a.m. End: May 2, 1:00 p.m.

CIRCLE DR E NB RIGHT TURNING LANE CLOSED AT COLLEGE DR
(Guardrail repairs)
Start: May 2, 12:00 p.m. End: May 2, 3:00 p.m.

ONGOING

22ND ST E EB CURB & CENTRE LANES CLOSED FROM AUDITORIUM AVE TO 1ST AVE S
(Construction)
Start: April 21, 7:00 a.m. End: May 5, 5:00 p.m.

WARMAN RD SB EXIT CLOSED AT CIRCLE DR E
(Water main construction)
Start: April 29, 7:00 a.m. End: May 12, 5:00 p.m.

MELVILLE ST WB LANES CLOSED FROM BRAND RD TO JASPER AVE
(Ditching & culvert work)
Start: April 24, 7:00 a.m. End: June 7, 5:00 p.m.

COLLEGE DR EB MEDIAN & NEXT LANE CLOSED FROM CLARENCE AVE N TO UNIVERSITY DR
(Water main maintenance)
Start: April 29, 7:00 a.m. End: July 15, 5:00 p.m.

COLLEGE DR EB MEDIAN & NEXT LANES AND WB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM UNIVERSITY DR TO CUMBERLAND AVE N
(Water main maintenance)
Start: April 29, 7:00 a.m. End: July 15, 5:00 p.m.

BRIGHTON BLVD ROAD CLOSED FROM TASKAMANWA ST TO 8TH ST E 
(Construction) 
Use McOrmond Dr 
Start: November 20, 2023, 7:00 a.m. End: November 18, 2024, 5:00 p.m.

All restrictions will be lifted as indicated, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.

For more information about current road restrictions and construction, visit saskatoon.ca/construction.

This season, several neighbourhood parks will receive makeovers as part of the City’s Park Upgrade Program – a program that funds improvements to established neighbourhood parks to address deficiencies and bring them up to current standards.  

Park upgrades can include enhancements such as new pathways, lighting, irrigation, drainage, tree planting, naturalized plantings and/or other amenities like benches, picnic tables and play structures.  

Thanks to funding from the Government of Canada’s Natural Infrastructure Fund (NIF), the City was able to increase the number of parks and green spaces being upgraded this season, as well the types of enhancements.  

Locations undergoing enhancements in 2024 include: 

• Boughton Park  
• Buena Vista Park  
• Forest Grove Linkage  
• Forestry Farm Linkage 
• John Avant Park  
• Leif Erickson Park 
• Marriott Park 
• Parc Canada 
• Parkridge Park 
• Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area 
• Robert Hunter West Park 
• Sifton Park  
• TJ Quigley Park  

In addition to the standard park upgrades, NIF funding is also supporting the installation of two Food Forest Demonstration Sites as well as enhanced irrigation and naturalization improvements at Boughton and Leif Erickson Parks.  

Portions of the parks and access to some amenities will be closed throughout construction and the establishment of newly planted areas. More detailed closure information will be confirmed after the tenders are awarded and construction schedules are developed.  

For more information on the upgrades taking place at each park, visit saskatoon.ca/parkupgrades.  

To learn more about the activities being supported by the NIF, visit saskatoon.ca/naturalinfrastructurefund.

Red Dress Day (May 5) is a National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls & Two-Spirit people. IWG2S persons are at a greater risk of abuse and violence due to factors beyond their control such as gender, cultural heritage, gender identity, poverty, and colonialism.

The first Red Dress Day in 2010 was inspired by a national public art installation where red dresses were hung in a variety of places to bring attention to this crisis. Since then, displaying red dresses has been a way to increase awareness. There is a permanent red dress installation in the lobby of Saskatoon City Hall.

Following are some ways to get involved and help raise awareness:

Saskatoon Police Service Calling Home Ceremony
May 3 | 9 A.M. | SPS Headquarters (76 25th St E)
Pipe Ceremony & Gathering to honour all MMIWG2S persons and the ones left behind

Office of the Treaty Commissioner MMIWG Educational Session – Guest Speaker Elizabeth Zdunich  
May 3 | 2 to 3 P.M. | via Zoom
Session registration here

Red Dress Day Installation
May 3 | 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. | University of Saskatchewan, Campus Bowl
All members of the University of Saskatchewan community are invited to gather in the bowl on Friday, May 3. There will be hands on activities and the opportunity to make red dress pins. Part of the display will be moved to the Gordon Oakes Red Bear Student Centre for the weekend. The City is lending its storyboards for this temporary installation.

Beaded Red Dress Earrings Workshop
May 5 | 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. | Wanuskewin
Workshop registration here

Screening at Remai Modern
May 5 | 12:30 to 2 P.M. | Remai Modern
Film will be “Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy”
 
Awareness Walk
May 5 | 2 P.M. | starts/ends at Vimy Memorial Bandstand
This event is led by community with the support of the City of Saskatoon, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and Métis Nation – Saskatchewan Family Information Liaison Units, Iskwewuk Ewichiwitochik (Women Walking Together), University of Saskatchewan (students and staff at Gordon Oakes Red Bear Centre) as well as numerous individuals.

Visit saskatoon.ca/RedDress for the most up to date information.

To accommodate current and future growth, the City of Saskatoon has been working on the reconstruction of Neault Road, which includes transforming it into a four-lane road over the next four to six years.

Neault Road will be closed between 22nd and 33rd streets starting Thursday, May 2 at 9:00 a.m. as construction resumes on the two new southbound lanes.

Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the work zone. This phase of the project is expected to take two months to complete, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.            

Saskatoon Transit may be affected by these detours. Transit service alerts and real-time bus information are available on third-party apps like Transit and Google Maps Transit on desktop.                              

For more information about current road restrictions and construction, visit saskatoon.ca/construction.

20^th Street will be closed between Avenues B and C on Wednesday, May 1, starting at approximately 6:00 a.m. for an emergency water service connection replacement. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the work zone. This project is expected to take one day to complete, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Saskatoon Transit may be affected by these detours. Transit service alerts and real-time bus information are available on third-party apps like Transit and Google Maps Transit on desktop.

For more information about current road restrictions and construction, visit saskatoon.ca/construction.