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February 16 – Final rut shaving in neighbourhoods, returning to skipped streets
February 16, 2022 - 6:00am
With only a couple of neighbourhoods in progress, the neighbourhood rut shaving is nearly complete. City and contractor crews are returning to the residential streets that were skipped during the first round in their area due to heavy on-street parking. These streets are expected to be finished by the end of the weekend. Back lane ruts are also being addressed starting this week. Find more information at saskatoon.ca/snow.
Skipped residential streets
Individual streets that were too narrow for graders to enter due to parked vehicles will have No Parking signs posted along the street, the day prior. This work will occur during the daytime only when fewer people will be at home with their vehicle, and are less likely to need to plug their vehicle because temperatures are milder. If a vehicle remains on the street that is scheduled for rut shaving, it may be towed to a nearby street.
Back lane ruts
City grader teams have started levelling work in severely rutted back lanes during daytime hours. Once contractor crews finish up rut shaving through neighbourhoods and address the skipped streets over the weekend, more resources will be added to back lane levelling.
Priority street snow removal
Snow removal on priority streets started back up last night and will continue each night. As this work moves into priority 2 and 3 streets, No Parking signs will be posted so that equipment can haul out the snow. Once all rut shaving is completed, additional resources will be moved to snow removal on priority streets.
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 Road Report - February 16, 2022
February 15, 2022 - 3:00pm
*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.
NEW
BROADWAY AVE NB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM TAYLOR ST E TO 7TH ST E
(Tree pruning)
Start: February 16, 7:30 a.m. End: February 16, 5:30 p.m.
4TH AVE N ROAD CLOSED FROM 23RD ST E TO 24TH ST E
(Hydrant replacement)
Start: February 16, 8:00 a.m. End: February 16, 5:00 p.m.
ONGOING
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.
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.
Rescheduled: 4th Avenue closed between 23rd and 24th streets on Wednesday
February 15, 2022 - 10:00am
4th Avenue will be closed between 23rd and 24th streets on Wednesday, February 16, at 8:00 a.m. for hydrant replacement work. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the work zone. This project is expected to take one day 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 is 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.
Rescheduled: Avenue H closed between 30th and 31st streets on Wednesday
February 15, 2022 - 8:00am
Avenue H will be closed between 30th and 31st streets on Wednesday, February 16, at 8:00 a.m. for sanitary sewer manhole repair work. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the work zone. This project is expected to take one day 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 is 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.
February 15 - Rut shaving on residential streets continues
February 15, 2022 - 1:03am
City and contractor graders continue to work day and night shaving down the top layer of ruts on residential streets. More than 90 per cent of rut shaving on residential streets has been completed and crews are beginning to return to skipped streets. Some streets were skipped if parked vehicles made them too narrow for graders to make an effective pass. No Parking signs will be posted on skipped streets. Vehicles left on a scheduled street will be towed to a nearby street.
Thank you for your patience and for leaving space for our operators and equipment to safely do their work.
For daily progress updates and frequently asked questions, visit saskatoon.ca/snow.