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33rd Street closed between Avenue K and Avenue I on Friday
May 4, 2023 - 11:30am
33rd Street will be closed between Avenue K and Avenue I on Friday, May 5, at 9:00 a.m. for catch basin replacement 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.
Street crews renew city streets with pothole repairs and line painting
May 4, 2023 - 10:15am
City and contractor crews are out in full force sweeping along priority streets, with residential street sweeping starting next week. Work has also begun on repairing potholes and renewing durable line markings.
Pothole and Utility Cut Repairs
Crews are repairing potholes across the city, beginning with potholes in driving lanes along high-traffic priority streets. With the increase in temperatures, temporary cold-mix filled potholes are now being repaired permanently with hot-mix asphalt.
Please report potholes on the interactive Report a Pothole Map. To report emergency pothole locations, please phone our Customer Care Centre immediately at 306-975-2476.
Repairs to roads start next week at locations where the road was cut to access underground utilities. These cuts are bladed to keep the gravel smooth until the paving crew repairs it.
Line and Crosswalk Painting
Line and crosswalk painting is underway to keep drivers in line during their daily commute. Line painting crews paint approximately 800 kilometers of lane lines and 1,200 crosswalks, two to three times per year, depending on weather and durability.
When encountering a line painting crew on the road, please stay behind the pilot truck that follows the painting truck. The paint needs a few seconds to dry, and the operator of the truck has a limited field of view and may not see a vehicle or person in their blind spot.
For more information, visit our Road Maintenance and Repair page.
Daily Road Report - May 4, 2023
May 3, 2023 - 3:00pm
*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.
NEW
AVE H N ROAD CLOSED FROM WALMER RD TO BEDFORD RD
(Emergency connection replacement)
Start: May 4, 8:00 a.m. End: May 4, 4:30 p.m.
NIGHTWORK
VICTORIA BRIDGE CLOSED FROM 11TH ST E TO SPADINA CRES E
(Bridge cleaning)
Start: May 4, 8:00 p.m. End: May 5, 6:00 a.m.
ONGOING
RUTH ST W WB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM LORNE AVE TO ST GEORGE AVE
(Bridge maintenance)
Start: May 3, 7:00 a.m. End: May 4, 4:30 p.m.
EVERGREEN BLVD ROAD CLOSED FROM KLOPPENBURG CRES TO KLOPPENBURG LINK
(Construction)
Start: May 3, 8:00 a.m. End: May 4, 5:00 p.m.
2ND AVE S SB LANES CLOSED FROM 22ND ST E TO 21ST ST E
(Vault construction)
Start: May 1, 7:00 a.m. End: May 5, 5:00 p.m.
BALTZAN BLVD ROAD CLOSED AT HORNER CRES
(Building construction)
Start: April 17, 7:00 a.m. End: May 5, 5:00 p.m.
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.
CIRCLE DR E WB 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.
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.
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.
Avenue H closed between Bedford and Walmer roads on Thursday
May 3, 2023 - 2:15pm
Avenue H will be closed between Bedford and Walmer roads on Thursday, May 4, at 8:00 a.m. for emergency connection replacement work. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the work zone. This project is expected to take eight hours 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.
Bus service to Blades vs. Ice
May 3, 2023 - 2:00pm
- 5:25 p.m.
- 5:45 p.m.
- 6:05 p.m.
- 6:25 p.m.
- 6:45 p.m.
Direct service from the Special Events Stop (23rd Street and 2nd Avenue) to see the Saskatoon Blades take on the Winnipeg Ice in Game 4 of the WHL Playoffs at SaskTel Centre tonight (May 3) at 7:30 p.m., is available at the following times:
Post event drop-off is the downtown terminal and regular fares apply ($3.00 per trip). Fare can be purchased on your mobile phone using either the TGo or transit app, transfers and passes are also accepted.
Plan your trip to events at SaskTel Centre on Route 333 using the Transit app.
Transit service times for special events at SaskTel Centre and other popular destinations can always be found at SaskatoonTransit.ca/plan-my-trip/popular-destinations. Experience the convenience of using Saskatoon Transit to attend all your favourite events.
Red Dress Day a day to raise awareness, get involved, support our community
May 3, 2023 - 1:00pm
May 5 is recognized annually as Red Dress Day – a National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls & Two-Spirit people (identify as having both a feminine and masculine spirit). IWG2S persons are at a greater risk of abuse and violence due to factors beyond their control such as gender, cultural heritage, gender identity, poverty, colonialism.
The first Red Dress Day, held in 2010, was inspired by a national public art installation where red dresses were hung in a variety of places to bring attention to this crisis. Since then, displaying red dresses has been a way to increase awareness. There is a permanent red dress installation in the lobby of Saskatoon City Hall.
The City is helping bring awareness to this issue on May 5 in the following ways:
Red Dress Day Outdoor Installation
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Lawn between City Hall and 24th St E
Red Dress Day Awareness Walk
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Starts/ends @ Vimy Memorial Bandstand (in park near 20th St E and Spadina Cres E)
This event is led by community with the support of the City. All are welcome.
Several civic facilities will be lit up red on the evening of May 5 including City Hall, the Prairie Wind art installation beside Remai Modern, and the SaskTel Centre.
Daily Road Report - May 3, 2023
May 2, 2023 - 3:00pm
*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.
NEW
RUTH ST W WB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM LORNE AVE TO ST GEORGE AVE
(Bridge maintenance)
Start: May 3, 7:00 a.m. End: May 4, 4:30 p.m.
EVERGREEN BLVD ROAD CLOSED FROM KLOPPENBURG CRES TO KLOPPENBURG LINK
(Construction)
Start: May 3, 8:00 a.m. End: May 4, 5:00 p.m.
ONGOING
2ND AVE S ROAD CLOSED FROM 22ND ST E TO 21ST ST E
(Vault construction)
Start: May 1, 7:00 a.m. End: May 5, 5:00 p.m.
BALTZAN BLVD ROAD CLOSED AT HORNER CRES
(Building construction)
Start: April 17, 7:00 a.m. End: May 5, 5:00 p.m.
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.
CIRCLE DR E WB 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.
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.
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.
Evergreen Boulevard closed between Kloppenburg Crescent and Kloppenburg Link starting Wednesday
May 2, 2023 - 7:00am
Evergreen Boulevard will be closed between Kloppenburg Crescent and Kloppenburg Link starting Wednesday, May 3, at 8:00 a.m. for roadway work. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the work zone. This project is expected to take two 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.
Daily Road Report - May 2, 2023
May 1, 2023 - 3:00pm
*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.
NEW
LORNE AVE SB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM ASH ST E TO RUTH ST E
(Bridge maintenance)
Start: May 2, 7:00 a.m. End: May 2, 1:00 p.m.
RUTH ST W EB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM ST GEORGE AVE TO LORNE AVE
(Bridge maintenance)
Start: May 2, 7:00 a.m. End: May 2, 1:00 p.m.
ONGOING
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.
2ND AVE S ROAD CLOSED FROM 22ND ST E TO 21ST ST E
(Vault construction)
Start: May 1, 7:00 a.m. End: May 5, 5:00 p.m.
BALTZAN BLVD ROAD CLOSED AT HORNER CRES
(Building construction)
Start: April 17, 7:00 a.m. End: May 5, 5:00 p.m.
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.
CIRCLE DR E WB 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.
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.
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.
Help us make a clean sweep! Sweeping crews are coming your way
April 28, 2023 - 4:15pm
Even with snow’s rude interruption of spring last week, City crews are making great progress sweeping up the winter dust on our high traffic streets and business areas. Line painting crews are following behind marking lanes and crosswalks.
Look for yellow No Parking signs on your street through May and June and move your vehicle on sweep day.
Neighbourhood priority streets (10 affected) - May 1-7
We want people to have a street nearby to park on when they move cars for sweep day. We do this by scheduling the neighbourhood over a couple of days or sweeping the main streets (priority streets) first, so they are completed and open for parking on sweep day.
Sweeping on select streets within these 11 neighbourhoods will occur May 1-7: Avalon, Dundonald, Evergreen, Greystone Heights, Grosvenor Park, Hudson Bay, Massey Place, Montgomery Place, North Park, Rosewood and Westview. Watch for No Parking signs and avoid a ticket.
Neighbourhood residential streets – May 8 (7 weeks, weather permitting)
All streets are swept by neighbourhood once cars are moved or towed to a nearby street. Many neighbourhoods are split in half or thirds as they are too big to be swept in one day, and to provide alternate on-street parking spaces.
Watch for yellow No Parking signs on your street to alert you to upcoming sweeping and find your sweep day at saskatoon.ca/sweep. Watch: Your City Residential Street Sweeping.