News Releases

4th Avenue will be closed between 23rd and 24th streets on Sunday, May 5, starting at 8:00 a.m. for the HMCS Unicorn’s Battle of the Atlantic Parade. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the event. Roadways are expected to reopen by 12:30 p.m., 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.

Direct service from the Special Events Stop (23rd Street and 2nd Avenue) to see the Saskatoon Blades take on the Moose Jaw Warriors at SaskTel Centre on Friday, May 3 at 7:00 p.m., is available at the following times: 

• 5:45 p.m.
• 6:25 p.m.

Post-event drop-off is at 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. Typically, buses arrive onsite 30 minutes prior to the end of the event.

Plan your trip to events at SaskTel Centre on Route 333 using the Transit app up to two weeks in advance. Check out the Transit+ feature to help make connections that combine Transit with OnDemand Transit, riide, and Uber. Download the Transit app from the Apple Store or Google Play.

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.

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

NEW

No new projects are scheduled to start on this date.

ONGOING

22ND ST E EB CURB & CENTRE LANES CLOSED FROM AUDITORIUM AVE TO 1ST AVE S
(Construction)
Start: April 21, 7:00 a.m. End: May 5, 5:00 p.m.

WARMAN RD SB EXIT CLOSED AT CIRCLE DR E
(Water main construction)
Start: April 29, 7:00 a.m. End: May 12, 5:00 p.m.

MELVILLE ST WB LANES CLOSED FROM BRAND RD TO JASPER AVE
(Ditching & culvert work)
Start: April 24, 7:00 a.m. End: June 7, 5:00 p.m.

COLLEGE DR EB MEDIAN & NEXT LANE CLOSED FROM CLARENCE AVE N TO UNIVERSITY DR
(Water main maintenance)
Start: April 29, 7:00 a.m. End: July 15, 5:00 p.m.

COLLEGE DR EB MEDIAN & NEXT LANES AND WB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM UNIVERSITY DR TO CUMBERLAND AVE N
(Water main maintenance)
Start: April 29, 7:00 a.m. End: July 15, 5:00 p.m.

BRIGHTON BLVD ROAD CLOSED FROM TASKAMANWA ST TO 8TH ST E 
(Construction) 
Use McOrmond Dr 
Start: November 20, 2023, 7:00 a.m. End: November 18, 2024, 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.

The City of Saskatoon has again, received the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting (CAnFR) from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada.

The CAnFR award, presented for the City’s 2022 Annual Report, represents a significant accomplishment for municipal government and its financial management. The award recognizes the City’s commitment to high standards and excellence in financial transparency and accountability.

 “We are proud to receive our 16^th CAnFR award and to be recognized as a municipal leader that produces high-quality financial reports year after year,” says Kari Smith, Director of Finance. “Our experienced and conscientious financial teams are committed to strengthening relationships, building trust and to the careful stewardship of taxpayer dollars. We prepare transparent financial reporting to clearly communicate the City’s full financial picture.”

The Canadian Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting Program (CanFR) was established to encourage municipal governments across Canada to publish high-quality, easily readable financial reports and to provide peer recognition and technical guidance for officials preparing these reports. The attainment of this award represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.

The City’s 2022 Annual Report, after undergoing an intensive review process, was judged by impartial Canadian Review Committee members to meet the high standards of the program, including demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” designed to clearly communicate the municipality’s financial story and to motivate potential users and user groups to read the report.

Visit saskatoon.ca/finance for additional financial reports from the City of Saskatoon.

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

NEW

IDYLWYLD DR S SB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM MAIN ST TO 8TH ST E
(Guardrail repair)
Start: May 2, 9:00 a.m. End: May 2, 12:00 p.m.

NEAULT RD ROAD CLOSED FROM 22ND ST W TO 33RD ST W
(Road construction)
Start: May 2, 9:00 a.m. End: June 28, 5:00 p.m.

3RD AVE N NB LANES CLOSED FROM 24TH ST E TO 25TH ST E
(Crane lift)
Start: May 2, 10:00 a.m. End: May 2, 1:00 p.m.

CIRCLE DR E NB RIGHT TURNING LANE CLOSED AT COLLEGE DR
(Guardrail repairs)
Start: May 2, 12:00 p.m. End: May 2, 3:00 p.m.

ONGOING

22ND ST E EB CURB & CENTRE LANES CLOSED FROM AUDITORIUM AVE TO 1ST AVE S
(Construction)
Start: April 21, 7:00 a.m. End: May 5, 5:00 p.m.

WARMAN RD SB EXIT CLOSED AT CIRCLE DR E
(Water main construction)
Start: April 29, 7:00 a.m. End: May 12, 5:00 p.m.

MELVILLE ST WB LANES CLOSED FROM BRAND RD TO JASPER AVE
(Ditching & culvert work)
Start: April 24, 7:00 a.m. End: June 7, 5:00 p.m.

COLLEGE DR EB MEDIAN & NEXT LANE CLOSED FROM CLARENCE AVE N TO UNIVERSITY DR
(Water main maintenance)
Start: April 29, 7:00 a.m. End: July 15, 5:00 p.m.

COLLEGE DR EB MEDIAN & NEXT LANES AND WB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM UNIVERSITY DR TO CUMBERLAND AVE N
(Water main maintenance)
Start: April 29, 7:00 a.m. End: July 15, 5:00 p.m.

BRIGHTON BLVD ROAD CLOSED FROM TASKAMANWA ST TO 8TH ST E 
(Construction) 
Use McOrmond Dr 
Start: November 20, 2023, 7:00 a.m. End: November 18, 2024, 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.

This season, several neighbourhood parks will receive makeovers as part of the City’s Park Upgrade Program – a program that funds improvements to established neighbourhood parks to address deficiencies and bring them up to current standards.  

Park upgrades can include enhancements such as new pathways, lighting, irrigation, drainage, tree planting, naturalized plantings and/or other amenities like benches, picnic tables and play structures.  

Thanks to funding from the Government of Canada’s Natural Infrastructure Fund (NIF), the City was able to increase the number of parks and green spaces being upgraded this season, as well the types of enhancements.  

Locations undergoing enhancements in 2024 include: 

• Boughton Park  
• Buena Vista Park  
• Forest Grove Linkage  
• Forestry Farm Linkage 
• John Avant Park  
• Leif Erickson Park 
• Marriott Park 
• Parc Canada 
• Parkridge Park 
• Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area 
• Robert Hunter West Park 
• Sifton Park  
• TJ Quigley Park  

In addition to the standard park upgrades, NIF funding is also supporting the installation of two Food Forest Demonstration Sites as well as enhanced irrigation and naturalization improvements at Boughton and Leif Erickson Parks.  

Portions of the parks and access to some amenities will be closed throughout construction and the establishment of newly planted areas. More detailed closure information will be confirmed after the tenders are awarded and construction schedules are developed.  

For more information on the upgrades taking place at each park, visit saskatoon.ca/parkupgrades.  

To learn more about the activities being supported by the NIF, visit saskatoon.ca/naturalinfrastructurefund.

To accommodate current and future growth, the City of Saskatoon has been working on the reconstruction of Neault Road, which includes transforming it into a four-lane road over the next four to six years.

Neault Road will be closed between 22nd and 33rd streets starting Thursday, May 2 at 9:00 a.m. as construction resumes on the two new southbound lanes.

Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the work zone. This phase of the project is expected to take two months 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.

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

NEW

KONIHOWSKI RD EB & SB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED AT MCWILLIE AVE
(Concrete)
Start: October 17, 7:00 a.m. End: October 19, 5:00 p.m.

2ND AVE S ROAD CLOSED FROM 19TH ST E TO 20TH ST E
(Roadway paving)
Start: October 17, 7:00 a.m. End: October 19, 5:00 p.m.

25TH ST E EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM 3RD AVE N TO 5TH AVE N
(Stump removal)
Start: October 17, 9:00 a.m. End: October 17, 2:00 p.m.

CENTRAL AVE NB & SB CENTRE LANES CLOSED FROM 108TH ST TO 109TH ST W
(Sanitary sewer lining)
Start: October 17, 9:00 a.m. End: October 17, 3:00 p.m.

LENORE DR EB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM CYPRESS CRT TO REDBERRY RD
(Sewer lining)
Start: October 17, 9:00 a.m. End: October 17, 3:00 p.m.

25TH ST E EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM 1ST AVE N TO 2ND AVE N
(Stump removal)
Start: October 17, 10:30 a.m. End: October 17, 12:30 p.m.


ONGOING

FAITHFULL AVE SB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM 47TH ST E TO 46TH ST E
(Curb work)
Start: September 27, 8:00 a.m. End: October 17, 4:30 p.m.

21ST ST E ROAD CLOSED FROM 1ST AVE S TO 2ND AVE S
(Road resurfacing)
Start: October 11, 7:00 a.m. End: October 17, 4:30 p.m.

TAYLOR ST E ROAD CLOSED AT ROSEWOOD GATE N
(Road construction)
Start: October 12, 7:00 a.m. End: October 19, 5:00 p.m.

NELSON RD EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM HEATH AVE TO HEAL AVE
(Material laydown)
Start: September 1, 7:00 a.m. End: October 21, 5:00 p.m.

MCORMOND DR NB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM MANEK RD TO MCORMOND DR
(Parking lot work)
Start: September 26, 7:00 a.m. End: October 22, 5:00 p.m.

NEAULT RD ROAD CLOSED FROM 22ND ST W TO 33RD ST W
(Construction)
Start: October 3, 7:00 a.m. End: November 15, 5:00 p.m.

4TH AVE S NB CURB & PARKING LANES CLOSED FROM 20TH ST E TO 21ST ST E
(Vault work)
Start: October 7, 7:00 p.m. End: December 31, 4:30 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.

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

NEW

25TH ST E WB CURBLANE CLOSED FROM SPADINA CRES E TO 4TH AVE N
(Tree stump removal)
Start: October 15, 7:00 a.m. End: October 15, 3:00 p.m.

CIRCLE DR E EB MEDIAN & LEFT TURN LANE CLOSED AT 1ST AVE N
(Sewer lining)
Start: October 15, 7:00 a.m. End: October 15, 5:00 p.m.

CIRCLE DR E WB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM NORTHRIDGE DR TO AVE C N
(Cable pull)
Intersections will remain open
Start: October 15, 7:00 a.m. End: October 16, 5:00 p.m.

BROADWAY AVE NB & SB TRAFFIC SQUEEZED OVER FROM CASCADE ST TO BUTE ST
(Sewer lining)
Start: October 15, 8:00 a.m. End: October 15, 6:00 p.m.

8TH ST E EB LANES CLOSED; WB MEDIAN & CURB LANES CLOSED FROM DUFFERIN AVE TO LANSDOWNE AVE
(Connection replacement)
Start: October 15, 8:00 a.m. End: October 16, 5:00 p.m.

8TH ST E VARIOUS SINGLE LANE CLOSURES AT EMERSON AVE
(Groundwater monitoring)
Start: October 15, 9:00 a.m. End: October 15, 5:00 p.m.

ATTRIDGE DR NB EXIT RAMP CLOSED AT CIRCLE DR E
(Pole replacement)
Start: October 16, 7:00 a.m. End: October 16, 9:00 a.m.

25TH ST E WB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM 5TH AVE N TO 2ND AVE N
(Tree stump removal)
Start: October 16, 7:00 a.m. End: October 16, 12:00 p.m.

ATTRIDGE DR WB SHOULDER CLOSED AT CIRCLE DR E
(Pole replacement)
Start: October 16, 7:00 a.m. End: October 16, 2:00 p.m.

8TH ST E EB CURB & CENTRE LANE CLOSED FROM MCKERCHER DR TO BOYCHUK DR
(Roadway patching)
Start: October 16, 7:00 a.m. End: October 16, 3:00 p.m.

CENTRAL AVE ROAD CLOSED FROM 108TH ST TO 109TH ST W
(Roadway patching)
Start: October 16, 7:00 a.m. End: October 16, 3:00 p.m.

BROADWAY AVE NB & SB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM 3RD ST E TO 4TH ST E
(Roadway patching)
Start: October 16, 9:00 a.m. End: October 16, 3:00 p.m.


ONGOING


MCORMOND DRIVE NB LANES CLOSED FROM FEHEREGYHAZI TO ASPEN RIDGE ST
(Hydrant Repair)
Two-way traffic will be maintained in the SB lanes
Start: October 14, 8:00 a.m. End: October 15, 4:00 p.m.

21ST ST E ROAD CLOSED FROM 1ST AVE S TO 2ND AVE S
(Road resurfacing)
Start: October 11, 7:00 a.m. End: October 17, 4:30 p.m.

FAITHFULL AVE SB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM 47TH ST E TO 46TH ST E
(Curb work)
Start: September 27, 8:00 a.m. End: October 17, 4:30 p.m.

TAYLOR ST E ROAD CLOSED AT ROSEWOOD GATE N
(Road construction)
Start: October 12, 7:00 a.m. End: October 19, 5:00 p.m.

NELSON RD EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM HEATH AVE TO HEAL AVE
(Material laydown)
Start: September 1, 7:00 a.m. End: October 21, 5:00 p.m.

MCORMOND DR NB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM MANEK RD TO MCORMOND DR
(Parking lot work)
Start: September 26, 7:00 a.m. End: October 22, 5:00 p.m.

NEAULT RD ROAD CLOSED FROM 22ND ST W TO 33RD ST W
(Construction)
Start: October 3, 7:00 a.m. End: November 15, 5:00 p.m.

4TH AVE S NB CURB & PARKING LANES CLOSED FROM 20TH ST E TO 21ST ST E
(Vault work)
Start: October 7, 7:00 p.m. End: December 31, 4:30 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.