News Releases

Nelson Road will be closed between Heal and Heath avenues on Friday, July 8, at 6:00 a.m. for material loading work. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around this work. This project is expected to take eight hours to complete, barring any unforeseen circumstances or weather delays.              

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.   

*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only. 
 
NEW 
 
2ND AVE ROAD CLOSED FROM 20TH ST E TO 23RD ST E 
(Downtown Sidewalk Sale) 
Intersection at 2nd Avenue and 22nd Street will remain open 
Start: July 7, 5:30 a.m. End: July 9, 7:00 p.m. 
 
MCKERCHER DR NB LANES CLOSED FROM TAIT CRES TO PARKDALE RD 
(HYDRANT REPLACEMENT) 
Start: July 7, 8:00 a.m. End: July 8, 4:30 p.m. 
 
MCKERCHER DR NB & SB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED AT COLLEGE DR 
(Deck testing) 
Start: July 7, 9:00 a.m. End: July 7, 12:00 p.m. 
 
22ND ST W WB MEDIAN & EB CURB LANES CLOSED FROM WITNEY AVE N TO CIRCLE DR W 
(Streetlight repair) 
Start: July 7, 9:00 a.m. End: July 7, 3:00 p.m. 
 
OVERNIGHT 
 
CIRCLE DR E WB CURB LANE AND EB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM PRESTON AVE N TO SPADINA CRES E 
(Bridge washing) 
Start: July 6, 8:00 p.m. End: July 7, 6:00 a.m. 
 
CIRCLE DR E NB & SB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED AT ATTRIDGE DR  
(Overpass rehabilitation) 
Start: July 6, 7:00 p.m. End: July 7, 7:00 a.m. 
 
IDYLWYLD DR N NB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM 51ST ST E TO MARQUIS DR E 
(Roadway resurfacing) 
Closures will be set each night and removed the following morning. 
Start: July 6, 6:30 p.m. End: July 9, 7:00 a.m. 
 
ONGOING 
 
7TH AVE N ROAD CLOSED FROM PRINCESS ST TO DUKE ST 
(Connection replacement) 
Start: July 6, 8:00 a.m. End: July 7, 5:00 p.m. 
 
CIRCLE DR E EB & WB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM QUEBEC AVE TO VENTURE CRES 
(Concrete replacement) 
Start: July 5, 7:00 a.m. End: July 10, 5:00 p.m. 
 
CLARENCE AVE S INTERSECTION CLOSED AT BUTE ST 
(Construction) 
Start: June 23, 7:00 a.m. End: July 11, 5:00 p.m. 
 
1ST AVE N NB PARKING LANE & SIDEWALK CLOSED FROM 23RD ST E TO 24TH ST E 
(CABLE WORK) 
Start: July 4, 8:00 a.m. End: July 13, 4:30 p.m. 
 
WARMAN RD SB CURB LANE CLOSED AT 33RD ST E 
(Intersection improvements) 
Start: June 23, 7:00 a.m. End: July 14, 5:00 p.m. 
 
33RD ST E WB CURB LANE CLOSED AT WARMAN RD 
(Intersection improvements) 
Start: June 23, 7:00 a.m. End: July 14, 5:00 p.m. 
 
ATTRIDGE DR EB & WB MEDAIN LANES CLOSED AT CIRCLE DR E 
(Overpass rehabilitation) 
Start: July 5, 8:00 p.m. End: July 16, 7:30 p.m. 
 
DUNDONALD AVE SB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM 11TH ST W TO CAEN ST 
(Drainage improvements) 
Start: June 28, 7:00 a.m. End: July 25, 4:30 p.m. 
 
3RD AVE N ROAD CLOSED FROM 25TH ST TO QUEEN ST   
(Water main repair)   
Start: June 14, 7:00 a.m. End: July 29, 5:00 p.m. 
 
MCORMOND DR ROAD CLOSED AT BRIGHTON BLVD   
(New road construction)   
Start: June 29, 7:00 a.m. End: August 8, 5:00 p.m. 
 
RUTH ST E INTERSECTION CLOSED AT CAIRNS AVE 
(Water main replacement) 
Start: June 29, 7:00 a.m. End: August 22, 5:00 p.m. 

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

City crews will continue to work on an emergency water main break at 60th Street and Millar Avenue, which appears to have been caused by a vehicle colliding with a fire hydrant Tuesday afternoon, July 5, 2022. 

“When the hydrant was sheared off, it caused significant flooding at the intersection which undermined the roadway and water pipes,” says Pam Hamoline, Interim Director of Saskatoon Water. “Once we can excavate the road surface and get down to the pipe, we will know more about whether the water main was also damaged from the collision.” 

The break and flood, which happened shortly after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, caused a water outage for the Provincial Correctional Centre and several businesses near the intersection. City staff worked quickly to provide an emergency water supply to the Correctional Centre and had water service restored around 8 p.m that night. Currently, those addresses are under a Drinking Water Advisory. 

Several vehicles were captured on video shared from passersby on social media driving through the flooded area and one car became stuck in the cratered roadway. 

Hamoline also reminds drivers to respect work zones: obey all barricades and do not drive around them. Overnight, another truck ignored barriers and became stuck in the washout crater. Fortunately, there was no spill of fuel or other environmental concerns. 

“We can’t stress enough that when people see a roadway flooded out, they should not drive through,” Hamoline says. “There may be, and quite often there are, hazards and unsafe conditions they cannot see – as was the case with this incident. Barriers are there to keep everyone safe – residents and workers -- to avoid injuries, further costly damage to property and City infrastructure.” 

As crews continue repair work the intersection will remain closed and a detour will be in place. 

More info at Respect Work Zones.

2nd Avenue will be closed between 20th and 23rd streets starting Thursday, July 7, at 5:30 a.m. for the Downtown Sidewalk Sale. 21st Street will be closed between 1st and 2nd avenues during this event. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the event site. This event will be in place for three days, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.  

Closures will be set in place daily:  

• Thursday, July 7 – 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.  
• Friday, July 8 – 5:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.  
• Saturday, July 9 – 5:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.   

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.