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Daily Road Report - May 1, 2023
April 28, 2023 - 3:00pm
*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.
NEW
22ND ST E ROAD CLOSED FROM 3RD AVE N TO 4TH AVE N
(infrastructure upgrades)
Start: May 1, 7:00 a.m. End: May 25, 5:00 p.m.
CLARENCE AVE N NB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM TEMPERANCE ST TO UNIVERSITY DR
(Construction)
Start: May 1, 7:00 a.m. End: June 25, 5:00 p.m.
PRESTON AVE S SB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM 14TH ST E TO MAIN ST
(Catch basin repair)
Start: May 1, 8:00 a.m. End: June 26, 4:00 p.m.
33RD ST W ROAD CLOSED FROM AVE K N TO AVE L N
(Catch basin & manhole work)
Start: May 1, 9:00 a.m. End: May 2, 4:30 p.m.
ONGOING
BALTZAN BLVD ROAD CLOSED AT HORNER CRES
(Building construction)
Start: April 17, 7:00 a.m. End: May 5, 5:00 p.m.
CIRCLE DR E WB LANES CLOSED FROM ATTRIDGE DR TO WARMAN RD
(Bridge Rehab)
Two-way traffic will be maintained across the bridge. Max Load width is 4.5m
Start: February 28, 6:00 a.m. End: June 10, 7:00 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.
Weekend Road Report - April 29-30, 2023
April 28, 2023 - 2:30pm
*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.
NEW
33RD ST W ROAD CLOSED FROM AVE K N TO VALENS DR
(Catch basin & manhole replacement)
Start: April 29, 9:00 a.m. End: April 29, 5:00 p.m.
CIRCLE DRIVE EXIT RAMP TO IDYLWYLD DR NB CLOSED FROM CIRCLE DR TO IDYLWYLD DR
(Streetlight pole replacements)
Start: April 30, 6:00 a.m. End: April 30, 10:00 a.m.
CIRCLE DRIVE W WB CURB LANE CLOSED AT IDYLWYLD DRIVE
(Streetlight pole replacement)
Start: April 30, 6:00 a.m. End: April 30, 10:00 a.m.
AIRPORT DR SB & WB CURB LANES CLOSED FROM CARDINAL CRES TO AIRPORT DR
(Streetlight pole replacements)
Start: April 30, 7:00 a.m. End: April 30, 2:00 p.m.
CIRCLE DR W WB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM AIRPORT DR TO CARDINAL PL
(Streetlight pole replacements)
Start: April 30, 7:00 a.m. End: April 30, 2:00 p.m.
CIRCLE DR W WB CURB LANE CLOSED AT AIRPORT DR
(Streetlight pole replacements)
Start: April 30, 7:00 a.m. End: April 30, 2:00 p.m.
22ND ST E WB LANES CLOSED FROM 5TH AVE N TO 4TH AVE N
(Hydro-vac)
Start: April 30, 8:00 a.m. End: April 30, 11:00 a.m.
CIRCLE DR E EB CURB AND MIDDLE LANE CLOSD FROM VENTURE CRES TO MILLAR AVE
(Valve replacement)
Start: April 30, 8:00 a.m. End: April 30, 10:00 p.m.
WARMAN RD NB CURB LANE CLOSED AT CIRCLE DR E
(Streetlight pole replacement)
Start: April 30, 8:30 a.m. End: April 30, 12:30 p.m.
ONGOING
BALTZAN BLVD ROAD CLOSED AT HORNER CRES
(Building construction)
Start: April 17, 7:00 a.m. End: May 5, 5:00 p.m.
CIRCLE DR E WB LANES CLOSED FROM ATTRIDGE DR TO WARMAN RD
(Bridge Rehab)
Two-way traffic will be maintained across the bridge. Max Load width is 4.5m
Start: February 28, 6:00 a.m. End: June 10, 7:00 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.
City to lower flags in recognition of National Day of Mourning
April 28, 2023 - 11:00am
The National Day of Mourning is on Friday, April 28, 2023. In recognition, flags at all City of Saskatoon facilities will fly at half-mast for the day.
The National Day of Mourning, held annually on April 28, was officially recognized by the federal government in 1991 and commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace-related hazards and incidents.
City-wide Green Cart collection begins Monday, May 1
April 28, 2023 - 10:30am
City-wide green cart collection will begin Monday, May 1 for every household that has rollout garbage and recycling carts. Green cart collection will alternate biweekly with black cart collection, so be sure to check your collection calendar. You can also check your collection dates, print your calendar or set collection reminders by visiting saskatoon.ca/greencart or downloading the Saskatoon Waste Wizard app.
Loraas has finalized an agreement to accept organic waste materials at its facility north of Saskatoon. This latest move is part of the contingency plan that was pre-set in the green cart contract the City has with Green Prairie Environmental (GPE).
Don’t forget to bring in your kitchen pails and start scraping your plates! The green cart can accept all food waste – even bones and egg shells – and most yard waste. More than half of what we throw in the garbage can go into the green cart. By diverting organic waste, we can delay the need for a new landfill, protect our environment, and create something useful – compost.
With collections for the green cart program starting in May, you will also have a new fee called Organics Charge on your utility bill. The monthly average utility fee is $6.73 for the green cart program. It's calculated using a rate of $0.2212 per day, so the amount on your bill may vary depending on the number of days in the month. The monthly fee covers collection of food and yard waste from your home, sorting and processing of material, providing cart maintenance and education, bylaw and program support.
If you are an eligible household and have not received your green cart or kitchen pail, please contact Corporate Revenue at 306-975-2400. For more information about green carts, please visit saskatoon.ca/greencart.
2nd Avenue closed between 21st and 22nd streets starting Monday
April 28, 2023 - 10:00am
2nd Avenue will be closed between 20th and 21st streets starting Monday, May 1, at 7:00 a.m. for underground vault work. 2nd Avenue northbound lanes will be closed between 20th and 21st streets starting Wednesday, April 3 during this project. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the work zone. This project is expected to take five days 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.
Airport Drive southbound exit to Circle Drive westbound closed on Sunday
April 28, 2023 - 9:00am
The Airport Drive southbound exit bay to Circle Drive westbound will be closed on Sunday, April 30, at 7:00 a.m. for streetlight pole replacement work. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around this work. This project is expected to take seven hours to complete, barring 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.
Green cart processing facility finalized as part of contingency plan
April 27, 2023 - 11:45am
- Following a public procurement, the City awarded a contract to GPE in September 2020 to provide organics processing services to support the City’s Curbside Organics Program.
- Under the terms of the contract, GPE must be ready to receive materials on May 1, 2023.
- It is the City Administration’s understanding that GPE believed its property - where it planned to process the organic waste - was already within the approved RM zoning because GPE already operates a landfill for solid waste and has for the past nine years at that location south of Saskatoon in the RM of Corman Park.
- The green cart project and contract were progressing for the May 1 start date and it was not until GPE applied to the RM for a routine building permit for its permanent facility (a coverall building) earlier this year that the question of discretionary use arose. The RM administration recommended allowing the discretionary use.
- With the RM Council’s decision to deny GPE’s discretionary use application, the City has an agreement with Loraas to accept and process organics materials on an interim basis starting on Monday while discussions progress with GPE on an alternate plan to fulfill their requirements under the contract.
- With the materials going to Loraas, there is no change to the type of materials that will be accepted and therefore, this plan is still in alignment to meet the City’s waste diversion targets.
- Residents should know that any extra cost of the interim contingency plan will be carried by GPE and not the City.
- The City continues to prepare for the launch of the program next week and collections will not be affected by this RM Council decision.
- All eligible households will have their green carts by the end of this week.
While a verbal agreement had been in place for several weeks, Loraas has finalized an agreement to accept organic waste materials at its facility north of Saskatoon in the RM of Corman Park. This latest move is part of the contingency plan that was pre-set in the green cart contract the City has with Green Prairie Environmental (GPE).
Activating the pre-set contingency plan became necessary following the April 24 RM Council decision to deny the discretionary use application for GPE’s property in Corman Park where it already operates a landfill.
“The City has now finalized the contingency plan for green cart processing. Organics materials will be hauled to Loraas for processing on an interim basis as we continue to work with GPE to confirm alternate plans to fulfill their requirements under the contract,” says Angela Gardiner, General Manager of Utilities & Environment. “Residents should know that any extra cost of the contingency plan will be carried by GPE and not the City. Green cart collections will begin Monday as planned.”
Facts about the green cart processing contract:
City-wide green cart collection will begin next Monday, May 1 for every household that has rollout garbage and recycling carts. Green cart collection will alternate biweekly with black cart collection, so be sure to check your collection calendar. You can check your collection dates, print your calendar or set collection reminders by visiting saskatoon.ca/greencart or downloading the Saskatoon Waste Wizard app.
If you are an eligible household and have not received your green cart or kitchen pail, please contact Corporate Revenue at 306-975-2400. For more information about green carts, please visit saskatoon.ca/greencart.
22nd Street closed between 3rd and 4th avenues starting Monday
April 28, 2023 - 8:00am
22nd Street will be closed between 3rd and 4th avenues starting Monday, May 1, at 7:00 a.m. for infrastructure upgrade work. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the work zone. This project is expected to take 25 days 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.
Circle Drive exit ramp to Idylwyld Drive northbound closed on Sunday
April 28, 2023 - 7:00am
The Circle Drive exit ramp to Idylwyld Drive northbound will be closed on Sunday, April 30 at 6:00 a.m. for street light pole replacement work. The Idylwyld Drive northbound ramp to Circle Drive westbound will also be closed; eastbound access will remain open during this project. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around this work. This project is expected to take four hours to complete, barring 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.
33rd Street closed between Avenue K and Valens Drive on Saturday
April 28, 2023 - 6:00am
33rd Street will be closed between Avenue K and Valens Drive on Saturday, April 29, at 8:00 a.m. for catch basin repair work. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around this project. This work is expected to take one day 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.