News Releases

The following restrictions will be in place overnight Thursday, May 29, and Friday, May 30 while crews inspect underground utilities. The restrictions will be lifted immediately following the completion of the utility inspections and may not be required for the entire timeframe listed.

- 8th Street eastbound closed from Broadway Avenue to Landsdowne Avenue. Two-way traffic will be accommodated in the westbound lanes

- Broadway Avenue northbound curb (outside) lane will be closed approaching 8th Street

To minimize disruption to traffic the work is scheduled to take place from 11:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., 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! Find traffic detour information on our website at www.saskatoon.ca/go/traffic. You can also follow us on Twitter @cityofsaskatoon and with #betterroadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.

In light of recently published comments, the City must stress that affordability and efficiency in the City recycling program continues to be our focus.

“The City must stress it is not considering increased fees as a result of some people stealing recyclables from Loraas blue bins,” says Brenda Wallace, Director of Environmental & Corporate Initiatives.  “The City and Loraas along with the Saskatoon Police Service are working together on solutions.”

The issue which concerns the City is the possibility of coordinated criminal activity: an organized effort of a few individuals to systematically raid blue bins of high-value material such as deposit beverage containers. Loraas depends on this high-value material as a source of revenue for the program, so they can continue to sustain a successful and affordable program for citizens of Saskatoon.

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 heavy, super charged rain storm early Monday evening left many city streets and intersections flooded and looking like flowing rivers. 

Water on our city streets does not always indicate something is wrong, but actually is all part of a functional and cost effective storm water management system.  The City’s storm water system is designed to carry water along the streets and gutters during significant rain storms as what was experienced on Monday.

When flowing water occurs along the road surface we ask that residents avoid these areas.  Flooded streets can hide popped manhole covers and create a dangerous situation.  Try to avoid entering a flooded street. Water in the streets will often drain very quickly following a heavy rain so we ask residents to be patient. 

If your property is next to a street that is used for storm water in a significant rain event, consider protecting low lying areas such as windows and doors that may be at risk of flooding.

If you see manhole covers that have popped off during a rain storm, please call our Customer Service Dispatch at 306-975-2476.

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.

25TH STREET & 2ND AVENUE INTERSECTION, MAY 27 - 28

Overnight restrictions will be in place from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, and Wednesday, May 28, at the intersection of 25th Street and 2nd Avenue while crews work on water main valves. 

Tuesday, May 27

- 25th Street eastbound median (inside) lane will be closed approaching the intersection
- Left turn to 2nd Avenue northbound from 25th Street eastbound will be maintained
- 2nd Avenue northbound curb (outside) lane will be closed approaching the intersection 

Wednesday, May 28

- 25th Street eastbound median lane and left turn bay lane closed approaching the intersection
- 25th Street westbound left turn bay to 2nd Avenue southbound will be closed
- 2nd Avenue southbound through traffic will be restricted
- 2nd Avenue northbound left turn bay to 25th Street westbound will be closed

To minimize disruption to traffic this work will take place overnight.

CENTRAL AVENUE BETWEEN 111TH & 112TH STREETS, MAY 28

Beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, the following restrictions will be in place on Central Avenue while crews work on sanitary sewer connections.

- Central Avenue southbound lanes will be closed between 111th Street and 112th Street. A detour will be in place.
- Central Avenue northbound median (inside) lane will be closed between 111th Street and 112th Street.

The work is expected to last one day.

14TH STREET BETWEEN CIRCLE DRIVE AND ARLINGTON AVENUE, MAY 28-31

Beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 14th Street will be closed between Arlington Avenue and the southbound off ramp from Circle Drive while crews resurface the road.

The work is expected to last 4 days.

All restrictions are expected to be lifted as indicated, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.

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

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 #betterroadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.

For the first time in recent history, the City will be ticketing and relocating vehicles for street sweeping in the Downtown/Partnership Business Improvement District (BID).  Sweepers have already been through the area as part of the Spring Sweeping Blitz program, which is designed to go around parked vehicles.  This year, with increased funding through the dedicated road levy, all four BIDs will be provided with one full curb-to-curb sweep.  In order to accomplish this, tickets will be issued for violators and their vehicles will be relocated to a nearby road.

In order to provide alternate parking for downtown patrons and residents, Downtown will be swept over two evenings, beginning with the Streets. 

White No Parking signs are being posted within the Downtown BID bordered by 25th Street, Spadina Crescent, 19th Street West and Idylwyld Drive North:

- Along the Streets for overnight sweeping on Wednesday (parking enforcement begins Thursday at 2:00 a.m.)

- Along the Avenues for overnight sweeping on Thursday (parking enforcement begins Friday at 2:00 a.m.)

- Due to high-density residential parking on 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue between 22nd Street and 25th Street, these roads will not be swept as part of the Downtown BID sweep, but will be scheduled for sweeping on another day.  Signs will be posted in advance to notify residents.

There are permanent street maintenance signs mounted on posts (as pictured) that outline parking restrictions from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. for the Streets and Avenues throughout the area, but because this program is new, we are supplementing them with the white paper No Parking signs (as pictured).  The temporary signs have a yellow card attached to them with contact information for the Street Sweeping Hotline, so residents may call 306-975-2476 for the location of their vehicle.  Drivers may also use the Find My Vehicle! database by clicking on the Building Better Roads logo at saskatoon.ca. 

More information about the Spring Street Sweeping and the Accelerated Residential Street Sweeping programs will be available on Thursday, May 26 at the weekly Building Better Roads media briefing.

For more City of Saskatoon Public Service Announcements, News Releases, Traffic Detours and Service Alerts, visit www.saskatoon.ca/go/traffic. You can also follow us on Twitter @cityofsaskatoon and with #BetterRoadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.