February 14 – Rut shaving on skipped residential streets, industrial areas and back lanes to be addressed this week

The City has completed more than 60 per cent of rut shaving on residential streets and expects to complete all neighbourhoods by Wednesday. Streets were skipped if parked vehicles made them too narrow for graders to make an effective pass. City and contractor crews will be rut shaving on skipped streets and begin addressing industrial areas and severe ruts in back lanes this week.

Blocked driveways

Every street is being inspected within 24 hours of rut shaving and a clean-up team will address snow ridges that are obstructing driveway access within a few days.  

Skipped streets

Streets skipped will be posted with No Parking signs for rut shaving starting today. Vehicles left on a scheduled street will be towed to a nearby street. We expect to complete all skipped streets by the end of the weekend. 

Industrial neighbourhoods

Rut shaving in industrial neighbourhoods will start tonight and continue until completed.

Back lane ruts

Grading in back lanes with severe ruts will begin this week. The lanes are narrow, and people should ensure their collection carts are pulled onto their property for the operator’s safety and to prevent damage from the large equipment.

Forecast for snow

The Environment and Climate Change Canada weather forecast for Saskatoon is for 2-4 centimetres on Monday night and again Tuesday. When it snows, some operators will be reassigned to plowing and sanding on priority streets. If there is more than 5 centimetres of snow, all City crews and most of the contractors will stop rut shaving and move to grading on Priority 1, 2 and 3 streets.

Find progress and frequently asked questions, visit saskatoon.ca/snow daily.