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Street sweeping will start after the Thanksgiving long weekend, weather pending. Fallen leaves are plentiful in some of Saskatoon’s oldest neighourhoods and can plug catch basins causing flooding in the spring.

The main purpose of the fall sweep is to reduce the risk of flooding by cleaning up the leaves along the curb. Another benefit of fall sweeping is that it improves the efficiency of the spring clean-up. 

Only the leafiest streets in these neighbourhoods are included: Buena Vista, Caswell Hill, City Park, Exhibition, Holiday Park, King George, Mayfair, Nutana, Riversdale and Varsity View. The streets being swept this fall were selected based on their flooding risk and density of tree canopy. Find your sweep day at saskatoon.ca/sweep.

Like residential street sweeping in the spring, temporary parking restrictions will be enforced with ticketing and towing as required.

 How you can help us

1. Pick up leaves on the sidewalk and boulevard beside your property. Please don’t push leaves onto the street because big piles of leaves slow down sweeping.
2. Put loose leaves in your green cart or take them to a compost depot. Bagged leaves can go in your black cart.
3. Watch for yellow No Parking signs and move your car by 7 a.m. on your sweep day.  Refer to Find My Vehicle! to locate your vehicle if it was towed or call our Customer Care Centre at 306-975-2476.

Service Alerts will be issued for any unexpected changes that may affect the sweeping schedule, such as weather. Find more information at saskatoon.ca/sweep. 

*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only. 
 
NEW 
 
BOYCHUK DR INTERSECTION CLOSED AT LAVAL CRES 
(Channelization) 
Start: October 12, 7:00 a.m. End: October 20, 5:00 p.m. 
 
NEAULT RD ROAD CLOSED FROM 22ND ST W TO 33RD ST W 
(Water main install) 
Start: October 12, 7:00 a.m. End: October 21, 6:00 p.m. 
 
COLLEGE DR EB CURB LANE & SHOULDER CLOSED FROM MCKERCHER DR TO PETERS COVE 
(Roadwork) 
Start: October 12, 7:00 a.m. End: October 25, 4:00 p.m. 
 
PRESTON AVE S SB LANES CLOSED FROM 14TH ST E TO MAIN ST 
(Connection replacement) 
Start: October 12, 8:00 a.m. End: October 13, 5:00 p.m. 
 
CLARENCE AVE S SB LANES ROAD CLOSED FROM WILSON CRES TO GLASGOW ST 
(construction) 
Start: October 12, 9:00 a.m. End: October 12, 5:00 p.m. 
 
CUMBERLAND AVE S SB LANES CLOSED FROM TAYLOR ST E TO ISABELLA ST E 
(Roadways patching) 
Two-way traffic will be maintained in the NB lanes. 
Start: October 12, 9:00 a.m. End: October 12, 5:00 p.m. 
 
ONGOING 
 
CIRCLE DR E EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM MILLAR AVE TO WARMAN RD 
(Sanitary sewer cleaning) 
Start: October 11, 8:00 p.m. End: October 12, 5:00 a.m. 
 
BOYCHUK DR ROAD CLOSED FROM MCKERCHER DR TO MCMASTER CRES 
(Channelization) 
Start: October 4, 9:00 a.m. End: October 13, 5:00 p.m. 
 
20TH ST W ROAD CLOSED FROM AVE Q S TO AVE T S 
(Water main repairs) 
Start: August 16, 7:00 a.m. End: October 14, 4:00 p.m. 
 
1ST AVE N INTERSECTION CLOSED AT PRINCESS ST 
(Construction) 
Start: October 4, 7:00 a.m. End: October 15, 6:00 p.m. 
 
NELSON RD SOUTH SIDEWALK CLOSED FROM HEATH AVE TO HEAL AVE 
(Sidewalk closed) 
Start: September 16, 6:00 a.m. End: October 16, 6:00 p.m. 
 
14TH ST E WB LANES & CURB LANE; & CIRCLE DR NB RAMP CLOSED FROM CIRCLE DR E TO CARLETON DR        
(PWM repair)        
Two-way traffic will be maintained in the EB Lanes.       
Start: September 27, 9:30 a.m. End: October 17, 4:00 p.m.   
 
NEAULT RD NB LANES CLOSED FROM 22ND ST W TO 33RD ST W 
(Water main construction) 
Start: September 20, 10:00 a.m. End: October 25, 5:00 p.m. 
 
KENSINGTON GATE W ROAD CLOSED FROM NEAULT RD TO KENSINGTON LANE N 
(Water main work) 
Start: September 13, 7:00 a.m. End: October 25, 6:00 p.m. 
 
NEAULT RD NB & SB SPEED REDUCTION FROM 22ND ST W TO KENSINGTON GATE W                
(Water main work)                
Start: September 15, 9:00 a.m. End: October 26, 4:00 p.m. 
 
BRIGHTON BLVD ROAD CLOSED FROM 8TH ST TO BRIGHTON COMMON              
(Storm sewer work)          
Start: August 30, 9:00 a.m. End: October 31, 7:00 a.m. 
 
8TH ST E INTERSECTION CLOSED NEW MCORMOND DR 
(Construction) 
Start: April 26, 7:00 a.m. End: October 31, 7:00 a.m. 
 
All restrictions will be lifted as indicated, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances. 

*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only. 
 
NEW 
 
1ST AVE N INTERSECTION CLOSED AT QUEEN ST 
(Catch basin lead repair) 
Start: October 9, 8:00 a.m. End: October 10, 5:00 p.m. 
 
OVERNIGHT 
 
CIRCLE DR E EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM MILLAR AVE TO WARMAN RD 
(Sanitary sewer cleaning) 
Start: October 11, 8:00 p.m. End: October 12, 5:00 a.m. 
 
ONGOING 
 
20TH ST W ROAD CLOSED FROM AVE W S TO AVE Y S 
(Valve replacement) 
Start: October 8, 8:00 a.m. End: October 9, 4:00 p.m.  
 
33RD ST W EB RIGHT TURN BAY; & WB LEFT TURN BAY CLOSED AT CONFEDERATION DR 
(Intersection improvements) 
Start: October 7, 7:00 a.m. End: October 10, 5:00 p.m.  
 
BOYCHUK DR ROAD CLOSED FROM MCKERCHER DR TO MCMASTER CRES 
(Channelization) 
Start: October 4, 9:00 a.m. End: October 13, 5:00 p.m. 
 
20TH ST W ROAD CLOSED FROM AVE Q S TO AVE T S 
(Water main repairs) 
Start: August 16, 7:00 a.m. End: October 14, 4:00 p.m. 
 
1ST AVE N INTERSECTION CLOSED AT PRINCESS ST 
(Construction) 
Start: October 4, 7:00 a.m. End: October 15, 6:00 p.m.  
 
NELSON RD SOUTH SIDEWALK CLOSED FROM HEATH AVE TO HEAL AVE 
(Sidewalk closed) 
Start: September 16, 6:00 a.m. End: October 16, 6:00 p.m. 
 
14TH ST E WB LANES & CURB LANE; & CIRCLE DR NB RAMP CLOSED FROM CIRCLE DR E TO CARLETON DR       
(PWM repair)       
Two-way traffic will be maintained in the EB Lanes.      
Start: September 27, 9:30 a.m. End: October 17, 4:00 p.m.  
 
NEAULT RD NB LANES CLOSED FROM 22ND ST W TO 33RD ST W 
(Water main construction) 
Start: September 20, 10:00 a.m. End: October 25, 5:00 p.m. 
 
KENSINGTON GATE W ROAD CLOSED FROM NEAULT RD TO KENSINGTON LANE N 
(Water main work) 
Start: September 13, 7:00 a.m. End: October 25, 6:00 p.m. 
 
NEAULT RD NB & SB SPEED REDUCTION FROM 22ND ST W TO KENSINGTON GATE W               
(Water main work)               
Start: September 15, 9:00 a.m. End: October 26, 4:00 p.m. 
 
BRIGHTON BLVD ROAD CLOSED FROM 8TH ST TO BRIGHTON COMMON              
(Storm sewer work)         
Start: August 30, 9:00 a.m. End: October 31, 7:00 a.m. 
 
8TH ST E INTERSECTION CLOSED NEW MCORMOND DR 
(Construction) 
Start: April 26, 7:00 a.m. End: October 31, 7:00 a.m.  
 
All restrictions will be lifted as indicated, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances. 

The Spadina Lift Station, on the west shore of the South Saskatchewan River, is nearing the end of its service life. Construction on a new lift station is now underway on the same site.

“We rely on the existing Spadina Lift Station to transport about sixty per-cent of Saskatoon’s wastewater from the sanitary sewer system to the Wastewater Treatment Plant,” says Russ Munro, Director of Saskatoon Water. “The lift station is more than seventy years old and has reached a point where major modifications would ne necessary for it to keep up with growing capacity. It is more cost effective to build a new one.”

The City is grateful for its funding partnership with the Government of Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan to help make this project a reality. Under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, the Government of Canada will fund up to $7.2 million toward the Spadina Lift Station project and the Government of Saskatchewan will contribute up to $5,999,400. The remainder of the $18 million project will be funded by the City of Saskatoon, along with any additional costs.

A second building on the same site was completed in 2016 and serves as a bypass lift station. It operates whenever the primary lift station can not meet the flow demand. Unlike the existing lift station, it will not be demolished and will remain in use following completion of the new lift station.

Beginning on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, the Meewasin Trail next to the lift station site will be closed and trail users will be detoured onto a temporary trail (see map). The original trail will reopen once construction is complete in 2023.  

For more information about the project and to see a map of the construction site and temporary trail detour, visit saskatoon.ca/liftstation.