News Releases

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NIGHT WORK: IDYLWYLD DR NB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED APPROACHING 1ST AVE EXIT RAMP
(Expansion joint repair)
1st Ave NB exit ramp closed from Sid Buckwold Bridge
Start: October 5, 7:00 p.m. End: October 10, 7:00 a.m.

ONGOING

8TH ST E EB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM CUMBERLAND AVE TO GROSVENOR AVE
(Sewer maintenance)
Start: October 4, 10:00 p.m. End: October 5, 7:00 a.m.

33RD ST E WB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM 1ST AVE N TO QUEBEC AVE
(Unloading)
Start: October 1, 9:00 a.m. End: October 5, 4:00 p.m.

33RD ST E WB CLOSED AT 5TH AVE N
(Primary water main repair)
33rd St WB centre lane closed at 3rd Ave. 5th Ave closed from 33rd St to Empress Ave
Start: September 8, 9:00 a.m. End: October 9, 5:00 p.m.

IDYLWYLD DR SB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED BETWEEN 19TH ST & SID BUCKWOLD BRIDGE
(Bridge maintenance)
1st Ave SB curb lane closed between 19th St & Sid Buckwold Bridge
Start: September 14, 7:00 a.m. End: October 10, 6:00 p.m.

AIRPORT DR NB/SB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANES CLOSED AT CLAYPOOL DR
(Road construction)
Claypool Dr WB closed from Airport Dr to McClocklin Rd
Start: September 15, 7:00 a.m. End: October 27, 6:00 p.m.

MELVILLE ST CLOSED FROM LORNE AVE & BRAND RD
(Force main installation)
Start: August 24, 7:00 a.m. End: October 30, 5:00 p.m.

IDYLWYLD DR N/HIGHWAY 16 NB & SB LANE RESTRICTIONS FROM 51ST ST E TO MARQUIS DR W
(Hwy 16 flyover repair)
Hwy 11/12 SB median lane closed at overpass
Start: July 13, 9:00 a.m. End: October 31, 5:00 p.m.

HWY 16 WB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED AT ZIMMERMAN RD
(Road reconstruction)
Start: September 16, 7:00 a.m. End: November 15, 5:00 p.m.

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

Slow down, pay attention and respect work zones. Watch for pedestrians and work crews, and for everyone’s safety, please obey all detours, signs and barriers.

Know before you go! Plan your route around road work by checking our Road Restrictions and Construction Projects interactive map. Find traffic detour information and subscribe to Traffic Detour Service Alerts at saskatoon.ca/service-alerts. You can also follow us on Twitter @YXEServiceAlert and with #betterroadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.

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CIRCLE DR S EB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED AT SPADINA CRES W
(Guardrail repair)
Start: October 4, 7:00 a.m. End: October 4, 4:00 p.m.

IDYLWYLD DR S NB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM ISABELLA ST W TO TAYLOR ST W
(Streetlight repair)
Start: October 4, 7:30 a.m. End: October 4, 10:30 a.m.

WARMAN RD NB MEDIAN (INSIDE) LANE CLOSED APPROACHING HAZEN ST
(Cable pull)
Start: October 4, 7:30 a.m. End: October 4, 11:00 a.m.

IDYLWYLD DR S NB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM IDYLWYLD DR S TO VERNON AVE
(Lightpole replacement)
Start: October 4, 7:30 a.m. End: October 4, 12:00 p.m.

IDYLWYLD DR S NB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM RUTH ST E TO ADELAIDE ST E
(Streetlight repair)
Start: October 4, 7:30 a.m. End: October 4, 3:00 p.m.

22ND ST EB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED AT 1ST AVE
(Crane lift)
Start: October 4, 8:00 a.m. End: October 4, 2:00 p.m.

IDYLWYLD DR S NB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM 8TH ST E TO 11TH ST E
(Streetlight repair)
Start: October 4, 10:30 a.m. End: October 4, 3:00 p.m.

NIGHT WORK: 8TH ST E EB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM LOUISE AVE TO GROSVENOR AVE
(Sewer maintenance)
Start: October 4, 10:00 p.m. End: October 5, 7:00 a.m.

ONGOING

33RD ST E WB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM 1ST AVE N TO QUEBEC AVE
(Unloading)
Start: October 1, 9:00 a.m. End: October 5, 4:00 p.m.

33RD ST E WB CLOSED AT 5TH AVE N
(Primary water main repair)
33rd St WB centre lane closed at 3rd Ave. 5th Ave closed from 33rd St to Empress Ave
Start: September 8, 9:00 a.m. End: October 9, 5:00 p.m.

IDYLWYLD DR SB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED BETWEEN 19TH ST & SID BUCKWOLD BRIDGE
(Bridge maintenance)
1st Ave SB curb lane closed between 19th St & Sid Buckwold Bridge
Start: September 14, 7:00 a.m. End: October 10, 6:00 p.m.

AIRPORT DR NB/SB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANES CLOSED AT CLAYPOOL DR
(Road construction)
Claypool Dr WB closed from Airport Dr to McClocklin Rd
Start: September 15, 7:00 a.m. End: October 27, 6:00 p.m.

MELVILLE ST CLOSED FROM LORNE AVE & BRAND RD
(Force main installation)
Start: August 24, 7:00 a.m. End: October 30, 5:00 p.m.

IDYLWYLD DR N/HIGHWAY 16 NB & SB LANE RESTRICTIONS FROM 51ST ST E TO MARQUIS DR W
(Hwy 16 flyover repair)
Hwy 11/12 SB median lane closed at overpass
Start: July 13, 9:00 a.m. End: October 31, 5:00 p.m.

HWY 16 WB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED AT ZIMMERMAN RD
(Road reconstruction)
Start: September 16, 7:00 a.m. End: November 15, 5:00 p.m.

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

Slow down, pay attention and respect work zones. Watch for pedestrians and work crews, and for everyone’s safety, please obey all detours, signs and barriers.

Know before you go! Plan your route around road work by checking our Road Restrictions and Construction Projects interactive map. Find traffic detour information and subscribe to Traffic Detour Service Alerts at saskatoon.ca/service-alerts. You can also follow us on Twitter @YXEServiceAlert and with #betterroadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.

Residents are reminded that residential garbage collection changes from every week to bi-weekly (every two weeks) on October 5, this Monday. 

When the weather turns cold, as it is beginning to now, households tend to generate less garbage; and now that Saskatoon residents are using their blue carts to recycle, even less garbage is being produced. For residents concerned about filling their black cart before their next collection date, the City offers the following tips.

Put waste in the right place to reduce the garbage that goes into your black cart:

• Recycle all paper and packaging in your blue cart that is collected every two weeks, year-round,
• Compost your leaves, non-elm branches and garden waste at a City Compost Depot free of charge,
• Take large items directly to the Saskatoon Landfill located off Valley Road, south of 11th Street (regular charges apply), and
• Learn how to properly dispose of oil, auto parts, electronics, paint/construction material & other hazardous waste at saskatoon.ca/recycling.

Follow these tips for a successful bi-weekly collection:

• Confirm your bi-weekly start date on your 2015 Waste Collection Calendar,
• Sign-up for a personal collection day reminder at saskatoon.ca/collectioncalendar,
• Completely close and properly place your cart by 7:00 a.m. on collection day, and
• Return your cart to your yard or garage to prevent theft, damage or fines.

If your garbage or recycling is normally collected on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day, they will be collected the following Saturday. Regular collection service is provided on all other statutory holidays, including Remembrance day.

For more City of Saskatoon Public Service Announcements, News Releases, Traffic Detours and Service Alerts, visit www.saskatoon.ca or connect with the City of Saskatoon on Twitter and Facebook.

The civic indoor arenas are open for the season.  The weekly Public Skating and Parent and Tot Skating sessions are as follows and will be in effect until Sunday, December 20, 2015:

ACT Arena:  107 105th Street East
Public Skating – Began September 4, 2015
*Tuesday:  7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
*​Sunday:  2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

​Parent and Tot Skating - Begins October 5, 2015
*Monday and Thursday:  2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Archibald Arena:  1410 Windsor Street
Public Skating – Begins October 4, 2015
*Sunday:  12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Parent and Tot Skating – Begins October 7, 2015
*Wednesday:  2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Cosmo Arena:  3130 Laurier Drive
Public Skating – Begins October 4, 2015
*Wednesday and Thursday:  12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
*Friday:  12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
*Sunday:  12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Parent and Tot Skating – Begins October 5, 2015
*Monday and Friday:  2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Lions Arena:  2205 McEown Avenue
Public Skating – Begins October 4, 2015
*Sunday:  2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

Parent and Tot Skating – Begins October 6, 2015
*Tuesday and Friday:  2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Admission rates are as follows: 

• Adult (19 and over) - $5;
• Youth (6 to 18) - $3;
• Preschool (5 and under) - Free; and
• Family - $10. 

Children, 6 years and younger, must be accompanied by someone minimum of 16 years of age.  A maximum of two preschoolers per adult is allowed.  Parent and Tot Skating is free of charge. 

Visit www.saskatoon.ca/rinks for a full calendar of public skate times and rink rental rates information.

For more City of Saskatoon Public Service Announcements, News Releases, Traffic Detours and Service Alerts, Visit www.saskatoon.ca or connect with the City of Saskatoon on Twitter and Facebook.

Despite the mild weather we are experiencing, the arrival of winter is inevitable in Saskatoon. In preparation, City of Saskatoon snow plow operators have been refreshing their skills and new staff are training for the important job of keeping Saskatoon roads in good winter driving conditions. 

Beginning today, Thursday, October 1, snow plows  may be encountered on high-speed sections of Idylwyld Drive and Circle Drive on weekdays, outside of rush hours, between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and again some afternoons between 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. The training will continue periodically until snow fall, when regular winter operations will commence.

One pilot truck will follow two slow-moving snow plows to alert drivers of the slower hazard ahead or units will be clearly marked with signage indicating “Training in Progress”. Sanding trucks will also be field-training on rural, gravel roads.

During training and especially in winter weather conditions, drivers should use extra caution when approaching plows and graders and avoid passing. Snow clearing can create a mini snow blizzard or throw snow onto your windshield leading to a sudden loss of visibility. Always drive defensively and leave enough space between vehicles and our equipment to minimize snow spray.

For more City of Saskatoon Public Service Announcements, News Releases, Traffic Detours and Service Alerts, visit www.saskatoon.ca or connect with the City of Saskatoon on Twitter and Facebook.