News Releases

City parking pay stations upgrade underway

August 26, 2025 - 1:00pm

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August 26, 2025 - 1:00 pm

The City is upgrading all public pay parking stations to improve your parking experience and to better serve our community. While the current stations have helped manage the City’s pay parking for years, it's time for an upgrade to meet the needs of a modern and growing Saskatoon.

Here’s why we’re upgrading:

More Convenient: The new pay stations will accept multiple payment options, including debit and credit card tap, Apple and Google Pay and digital wallets, making parking quicker and easier.

More Reliable: Improved hardware means fewer breakdowns and faster transactions, reducing wait times. A pilot station was tested downtown over two winters with no technical issues.

More Accessible: Larger, full-colour screens and a user-friendly design make the stations easier for everyone to use.

More Efficient: Real-time data will help us monitor usage and availability, so we can make better decisions about parking policy and enforcement.

If you do not have tap functionality, you can still pay using coins, the ParkedIn Parking App, a City Parking Card or by scanning the QR code located on the pay station.

Upgrades began in June 2025 and will continue through spring 2026. Stations will remain operational during the transition, though brief interruptions may occur.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we modernize our city’s parking infrastructure!

For more information please visit saskatoon.ca/payparking.

Better Buses, Better Service – Transit route and capacity improvements coming this fall

August 26, 2025 - 8:00am

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August 26, 2025 - 8:00 am

Saskatoon Transit is rolling out service improvements this fall to improve reliability and address bus overcrowding beginning this September. Riders will benefit from more frequent service, school-focused trips and longer, articulated buses on high-traffic routes during peak times.

“These changes are a direct response to what we’ve heard from our riders,” says Mike Moellenbeck, Director of Saskatoon Transit. “Improvements are focused on areas where customers were facing the greatest challenges with overcrowding, reliability and alignment with schedules, which were the routes with significant growth of high school and post-secondary students.”

Riders can expect improvements starting in September, with more coming by October as new buses arrive:

Phase 1 – August 31
- Increased frequency on Route 4, 43, 44, 45 and 46, serving Evergreen, Willowgrove, Arbor Creek and 115th Street.
- Increased frequency and reliability on Route 17 from Stonebridge to USask.
- Up to 50% more capacity with articulating buses on Routes 10 and 43 that align with high school bell times.
- New Route 340 for Holy Cross and Walter Murray high school students, replacing Route 338 with an expanded service to Rosewood.
- Temporary service reductions will impact Routes 2 (pm only), 22, 55, 325 (pm only), 336 and 352 (pm only).
Phase 2 – Once new buses are integrated into the fleet, by October.
- Introduce an extra run for consistent 10-minute frequency on Route 17 from Stonebridge to USask.
- New Route 339 for Holy Cross and Walter Murray high schools, replacing 338 with an expanded service to The Meadows.

Temporary service interruptions

Saskatoon Transit continues to invest in its fleet with regular orders of new buses and expects delivery of ten new 40ft buses in the coming weeks with ten more arriving shortly after. While we await the arrival of new buses, there are some short-term peak-time service reductions that will affect Routes 2 Meadowgreen (pm only), 22 Confederation and 55 Lakeridge/University. High school Routes 325 (am) and 336 will also be temporarily unavailable. When new buses are integrated into the fleet, these service adjustments will be restored.

Plan ahead for September!

Saskatoon Transit encourages riders to plan their commute and check the updated schedules and routes for September using trip planning apps, such as the Transit app or Google Maps Transit and pin favourite routes to get service alert notifications. Check out the new route maps and schedules at saskatoontransit.ca.

Daily Road Report - August 26, 2025

August 25, 2025 - 3:00pm

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August 25, 2025 - 3:00 pm

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

NEW

NELSON RD ROAD CLOSED FROM MCORMOND DR TO HEAL AVE
(Road resurfacing)
Start: August 26, 7:00 a.m. End: August 26, 6:00 p.m.

DUNDONALD AVE ROAD CLOSED FROM CAEN ST TO DIEPPE ST
(Construction)
Start: August 26, 7:00 a.m. End: August 26, 7:00 p.m.

CONFEDERATION DR SB & NB CURB LANES CLOSED FROM LAURIER DR TO 22ND ST W
(Construction)
Start: August 26, 7:00 a.m. End: August 27, 5:00 p.m.

CONFEDERATION DR NB & SB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM MILTON ST TO CHANDLER PL
(Center median repair)
Start: August 26, 7:00 a.m. End: August 27, 5:00 p.m.

RUTH ST E EB & WB DRIVING LANES CLOSED AT DUFFERIN AVE
(Construction)
Two-way traffic will be maintained in parking lanes
Start: August 26, 9:00 a.m. End: August 26, 1:00 p.m.

ACADIA DR WB LANES CLOSED FROM CARLETON DR TO MCGILL ST
(Roadway patching)
Start: August 26, 9:00 a.m. End: August 26, 3:00 p.m.

CLARENCE AVE S NB CURB LANE CLOSED AT CIRCLE DR E
(Barrier repairs)
Closure will be in place daily from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Start: August 26, 9:00 a.m. End: August 29, 3:00 p.m.

PRESTON AVE N NB CURB LANE CLOSED AT 14TH ST E
(Link station construction)
Start: August 26, 9:00 a.m. End: September 8, 5:00 p.m.

22ND ST W EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM AVE K N TO AVE M N
(Construction)
Start: August 26, 10:00 a.m. End: August 30, 5:00 p.m.

ONGOING

AVE P N ROAD CLOSED FROM RUSHOLME RD TO 27TH ST W
(Connection replacement)
Start: August 25, 8:00 a.m. End: August 26, 12:00 p.m.

PRESTON AVE S NB LANES CLOSED FROM ARMISTICE WAY TO TAYLOR ST E
(Link station construction)
Start: August 25, 7:00 a.m. End: August 26, 5:00 p.m.

ATTRIDGE DR WB LANES CLOSED AT NELSON RD
(Link station construction)
Two-way traffic will be maintained in the EB lanes
Start: August 25, 7:00 a.m. End: August 26, 5:00 p.m.

ATTRIDGE DR WB RIGHT TURN LANE & CURB LANE CLOSED FROM HEAL AVE TO LOWE RD
(Link station construction)
Start: August 14, 7:00 a.m. End: August 28, 5:00 p.m.

BROADWAY AVE NB LANES CLOSED FROM 11TH ST E TO 12TH ST E
(Link station construction)
Start: July 14, 7:00 a.m. End: August 28, 5:00 p.m.

ATTRIDGE DR WB CURB LANE CLOSED AT NELSON RD
(Link station construction)
Start: August 5, 7:00 a.m. End: August 29, 5:00 p.m.

ATTRIDGE DR EB CURB LANE CLOSED AT BERINI DR
(Link station construction)
Start: August 5, 7:00 a.m. End: August 29, 5:00 p.m.

LOWE RD SB RIGHT TURN & CURB LANE CLOSED FROM ATTRIDGE DR TO NELSON RD
(Link station construction)
Start: August 14, 7:00 a.m. End: August 29, 5:00 p.m.

BROADWAY AVE NB LANES CLOSED FROM 9TH ST E TO MAIN ST
(Link station construction)
Two-way traffic will be maintained in the SB lanes
Start: July 30, 7:00 a.m. End: August 29, 5:00 p.m.

PRESTON AVE S NB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM HUNTER RD TO WILLIS CRES
(Link station construction)
Start: August 18, 7:00 a.m. End: August 29, 5:00 p.m.

CUMBERLAND AVE ROAD CLOSED AT 14TH ST
(Sewer work and road resurfacing)
Start: June 18, 7:00 a.m. End: August 29, 5:00 p.m.

CUMBERLAND AVE S ROAD CLOSED FROM 8TH ST E TO MAIN ST
(Sewer work and road resurfacing)
Start: July 10, 7:00 a.m. End: August 31, 5:00 p.m.

7TH AVE N ROAD CLOSED FROM OSBORNE ST TO 33RD ST E
(Construction)
Start: July 4, 7:00 a.m. End: August 31, 5:00 p.m.

ASSINIBOINE DR EB LANES CLOSED FROM RAVINE DR TO CAPILANO DR
(Concrete replacements)
Start: August 25, 7:00 a.m. End: August 31, 5:00 p.m.

4TH AVE N SB LANES CLOSED FROM 23RD ST E TO 24TH ST E
(Water main maintenance)
Start: August 25, 7:00 a.m. End: September 5, 5:00 p.m.

24TH ST E EB LANES CLOSED FROM 3RD AVE N TO 4TH AVE N
(Water main maintenance)
Start: August 25, 7:00 a.m. End: September 5, 5:00 p.m.

RUTH ST E ROAD CLOSED FROM LOUISE AVE TO JARVIS DR
(Water main maintenance)
Start: August 18, 7:00 a.m. End: September 5, 5:00 p.m.

PRESTON AVE N SB LANES CLOSED FROM 108TH ST W TO COLLEGE DR
(Link station construction)
Two-way traffic will be maintained in NB lanes
Start: August 18, 8:00 a.m. End: September 5, 5:00 p.m.

4TH AVE N SB LANES CLOSED FROM 23RD ST E TO 24TH ST E
(Water main replacement)
Start: August 20, 7:00 a.m. End: September 5, 5:00 p.m.

RUTH ST E INTERSECTION CLOSED FROM WIGGINS AVE S TO CUMBERLAND AVE S
(Water main lining)
Start: July 29, 7:00 a.m. End: September 8, 5:00 p.m.

MELVILLE ST ROAD CLOSED FROM JASPER AVE S TO PORTAGE AVE
(Sewer main installation)
Start: July 30, 7:00 a.m. End: September 9, 5:00 p.m.

MELVILLE ST INTERSECTION CLOSED AT JASPER AVE S
(Willows development)
Start: August 12, 7:00 a.m. End: September 12, 5:00 p.m.

4TH AVE N NB & SB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED AT 22ND ST E
(Construction)
Start: August 13, 7:00 a.m. End: September 12, 5:00 p.m.

23RD ST E ROAD CLOSED FROM 4TH AVE N TO 3RD AVE N
(Water main replacement)
Start: August 1, 7:00 a.m. End: September 15, 4:00 p.m.

BROADWAY AVE ROAD CLOSED FROM 3RD ST E TO 5TH ST E
(Water main maintenance)
Start: July 22, 7:00 a.m. End: September 15, 5:00 p.m.

BRIGHTON BLVD ROAD CLOSED FROM TASKAMANWA ST TO 8TH ST E
(New road construction)
Use McOrmond Dr
Start: November 20, 7:00 a.m. End: September 26, 5:00 p.m.

BROADWAY AVE/BROADWAY BRIDGE CLOSED FROM 12TH ST E TO 20TH ST E
(Bridge rehabilitation)
Start: May 11, 7:00 p.m. End: October (Date TBA)

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.

Dundonald Avenue closed between Caen and Dieppe streets on Tuesday

August 25, 2025 - 7:00am

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August 25, 2025 - 7:00 am

Dundonald Avenue will be closed between Caen and Dieppe streets on Tuesday, August 26, starting at 7:00 a.m. for construction. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the area. 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.

Nelson Road closed between McOrmond Drive and Heal Avenue on Tuesday

August 25, 2025 - 6:00am

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August 25, 2025 - 6:00 am

Nelson Road will be closed between McOrmond Drive and Heal Avenue on Tuesday, August 26, starting at 7:00 a.m. for road resurfacing. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the area. 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.

Daily Road Report - August 25, 2025

August 22, 2025 - 3:00pm

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August 22, 2025 - 3:00 pm

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

NEW

NELSON RD ROAD CLOSED FROM MCORMOND DR TO HEATH AVE
(Roadway resurfacing)
Start: August 25, 7:00 a.m. End: August 25, 5:00 p.m.

PRESTON AVE S NB LANES CLOSED FROM ARMISTICE WAY TO TAYLOR ST E
(Link station construction)
Start: August 25, 7:00 a.m. End: August 26, 5:00 p.m.

ATTRIDGE DR WB LANES CLOSED AT NELSON RD
(Link station construction)
Two-way traffic will be maintained in the EB lanes
Start: August 25, 7:00 a.m. End: August 26, 5:00 p.m.

ASSINIBOINE DR EB LANES CLOSED FROM RAVINE DR TO CAPILANO DR
(Concrete replacements)
Start: August 25, 7:00 a.m. End: August 31, 5:00 p.m.

4TH AVE N SB LANES CLOSED FROM 23RD ST E TO 24TH ST E
(Water main maintenance)
Start: August 25, 7:00 a.m. End: September 5, 5:00 p.m.

24TH ST E EB LANES CLOSED FROM 3RD AVE N TO 4TH AVE N
(Water main maintenance)
Start: August 25, 7:00 a.m. End: September 5, 5:00 p.m.

AVE P N ROAD CLOSED FROM RUSHOLME RD TO 27TH ST W
(Connection replacement)
Start: August 25, 8:00 a.m. End: August 26, 12:00 p.m.

TAYLOR ST E VARIOUS SINGLE LANE EB CLOSURES FROM CIRCLE DR E TO MCKERCHER DR
(Construction)
Start: August 25, 9:00 a.m. End: August 25, 11:00 a.m.

SILVERWOOD RD SB LANES & NB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED AT WHITESWAN DR
(Manhole repair)
Start: August 25, 9:00 a.m. End: August 25, 12:00 p.m.

DIEFENBAKER DR EB & WB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM DEVONSHIRE CRES TO STEEVES AVE
(Sewer lining)
Start: August 25, 9:00 a.m. End: August 25, 1:00 p.m.

PENDYGRASSE RD ROAD CLOSED FROM LOCHRIE CRES TO DIGGLE PL
(Crack sealing)
Start: August 25, 12:00 p.m. End: August 25, 3:00 p.m.

ONGOING

RUTH ST E ROAD CLOSED FROM LOUISE AVE TO JARVIS DR
(Water main maintenance)
Start: August 18, 7:00 a.m. End: August 25, 5:00 p.m.