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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.

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

NEW

4TH AVE N ROAD CLOSED FROM 23RD ST E TO 24TH ST E
(Hydrant replacement)
Start: February 15, 8:00 a.m. End: February 15, 5:00 p.m.

CENTRAL AVE NB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM ATTRIDGE DR TO KONIHOWSKI RD
(Foundation install)
Start: February 15, 9:00 a.m. End: February 15, 3:00 p.m.

CUMBERLAND AVE S ROAD CLOSED FROM BUTE ST TO CASCADE ST
(Service connection replacement)
Start: February 15, 9:00 a.m. End: February 16, 5:00 p.m.

CIRCLE DR W SB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM 33RD ST W TO LAURIER DR
(Streetlight pole replacement)
Start: February 15, 10:00 a.m. End: February 15, 1:00 p.m.

ONGOING

No projects are ongoing on Priority 1 streets as of this date.

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 Council is seeking five public members for appointment to the Downtown Event and Entertainment District Advisory Group.

This new Advisory Group’s role is to foster connections between business and community partners, and the City Administration and City Council to support the successful implementation of a new event and entertainment district in Downtown Saskatoon.

The development of an animated Downtown event and entertainment district, anchored by a new Downtown arena and convention centre, will stimulate the economy and bring renewed energy and life to Saskatoon’s Downtown. Together, these two projects will provide public benefit to all residents of Saskatoon by creating a vibrant Downtown that is open, inviting, safe and accessible for all. Advancing Downtown development is one of City Council's priorities over the next four years as detailed in the City's newly adopted 2022-2025 Strategic Plan.

While the City of Saskatoon (City) will retain overall ownership of these new facilities and infrastructure once constructed, numerous key stakeholders, project partners, and sponsors will be integral in driving the successful development and delivery of the project.

The formation of the Advisory Group will reflect the diversity of the community and possess the preferred qualifications, attributes, and experience as a whole.

• Advisory Group meetings will be held quarterly, or at the call of the Chair.
• The duration of each meeting is subject to the contents of the agenda and ensuing discussion.
• Advisory Group members shall serve without receiving remuneration.
   

Interested applicants are asked to submit an application and résumé with two letters of reference by no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2022, using the Committee Application Form found online at saskatoon.ca/boards. All applications will be kept on file and reviewed throughout the year should further vacancies occur.

Note: Upon applying to this Board, your application/résumé/reference letters may be shared with current Board members as part of the review process.

Additional information on the Advisory Group is available on the City’s website at saskatoon.ca/boards. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 306-975-3240 or city.clerks@saskatoon.ca if you have any questions regarding the application process.

Throughout the weekend 26 City and contractor graders worked day and night shaving down the top layer of ruts on residential streets. Their progress and an updated 3-day list of neighbourhoods is available daily at saskatoon.ca/snow by 8 a.m.

Important messages for residents:

• Vehicles on the street - Grader operators will go around parked vehicles, but we encourage people to move them if there is off-street parking available.
• Snow piles - As graders shave off the top layers of ruts the snow will be pushed into piles along the curb.
• Skipped streets - Some streets that were too narrow for graders to access in completed neighbourhoods will be scheduled soon and posted with No Parking signs in advance.
• Clean-up work - Completed streets will be inspected within 24 hours and repairs will occur within a few days where excessive snow ridges obstruct driveway access.
• Back lane ruts, industrial area ruts and priority street snow removal – Resources will be allocated to these areas as the residential street rut shaving completes. More details will be coming soon.

Thank you for your patience and for leaving space for our operators and equipment to safely do their work.

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

Forty percent of residential streets (by total distance) has been completed, working day and night since Thursday night.

Some streets that were too narrow for graders to access in completed neighbourhoods will be scheduled soon and posted with No Parking signs in advance. This plan will be available in the coming days.

We thank residents for staying back from equipment for their safety and the safety of operators, as the visibility for the operator in large equipment can be a challenge.

Today 26 graders will finish neighbourhoods that weren’t completed last night and move through the following neighbourhoods over the next few days, continuing through the night.

For February 13-15, 2022

• Adelaide/Churchill
• Arbor Creek
• Avalon
• Buena Vista
• City Park
• College Park
• College Park East
• Confederation Park
• Dundonald
• Exhibition
• Fairhaven
• Grosvenor Park
• Haultain
• Holliston
• Lakeridge
• Lakeview
• Massey Place
• Montgomery Place
• Nutana Park
• Pacific Heights
• Parkridge
• Pleasant Hill
• Queen Elizabeth
• Riversdale
• Rosewood
• Silverwood Heights
• Sutherland
• The Willows
• Varsity View
• Westview
• Wildwood
• Willowgrove

Important messages for residents:

1. All residential streets in these neighbourhoods will have rut shaving.
2. Grader operators will go around parked vehicles but we encourage people to move them if there is off-street parking available.
3. As graders shave off the top layers of ruts the snow will be stored in the parking lane.
4. If a street is too narrow due to parked vehicles, it will be skipped and be scheduled for another day. Watch for No Parking signs with an upcoming date for grading.
5. Completed streets will be inspected within 24 hours and repairs will occur within a few days where a snow ridge extends across a driveway and is more than 15 centimetres (6 inches) deep.

For progress and more information, visit saskatoon.ca/snow daily.