News Releases

Boychuk Drive will be closed between McKercher Drive and McMaster Crescent starting Friday, October 1, at 8:00 a.m. for channelization installation work. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around this detour. This project is expected to take nine days to complete, barring any unforeseen circumstances or weather delays.           

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. 

*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only. 
 
NEW 
 
CONFEDERATION DR NB & SB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM CONFEDERATION CRES TO BORDEN PL 
(Valve repair) 
Start: September 29, 8:00 a.m. End: September 30, 5:00 p.m. 
 
IDYLWYLD DR N NB CURB LANE CLOSED AT 37TH ST W 
(Cable fault repair) 
Start: September 29, 9:00 a.m. End: September 29, 3:00 p.m. 
 
20TH ST W EB & WB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM AVE F S TO AVE G S 
(Patching) 
Start: September 29, 9:00 a.m. End: September 29, 3:00 p.m. 
 
IDYLWYLD DR N NB & SB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED AT CIRCLE DR E 
(Minor bridge maintenance) 
Start: September 29, 9:00 a.m. End: October 1, 3:00 p.m. 
 
ONGOING 
 
51ST ST E EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM WENTZ AVE TO CLEVELAND AVE 
(Pole replacements) 
Start: September 28, 9:00 a.m. End: September 29, 4:00 p.m. 
 
8TH ST E INTERSECTION CLOSED NEW MCORMOND DR 
(Construction) 
Start: April 26, 7:00 a.m. End: September 30, 7:00 a.m. 
 
33RD ST W WB CURB LANE; SB RIGHT TURN LANE; & NB LEFT TURN LANE CLOSED AT CONFEDERATION DR 
(Intersection improvements) 
Start: September 27, 7:00 a.m. End: September 30, 7:00 a.m. 
 
IDYLWYLD DR N SB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM 29TH ST W TO 27TH ST W 
(Water main work) 
Start: September 27, 9:00 a.m. End: September 30, 5:00 p.m. 
 
RUTH ST W WB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM LORNE AVE TO ST GEORGE AVE 
(Water main lining) 
Start: September 13, 7:00 a.m. End: October 1, 5:00 p.m. 
 
BROADWAY AVE SB LANES CLOSED FROM ISABELLA ST E TO HILLIARD ST E 
(Sidewalk repair) 
Start: September 22, 7:00 a.m. End: October 1, 6:00 p.m. 
 
RUTH ST E ROAD CLOSED FROM MCPHERSON AVE TO ROYAL AVE 
(Water main work) 
Start: August 16, 7:00 a.m. End: October 3, 4:00 p.m. 
 
CENTRAL AVE SB LANES CLOSED FROM 109TH ST W TO 107TH ST W    
(Streetscaping)           
Two-way traffic maintained in NB lanes          
Start: September 7, 7:00 a.m. End: October 5, 4:00 p.m. 
 
IDYLWYLD DR S NB & SB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM 8TH ST E TO SASKATCHEWAN CRES W 
(Median Barrier Replacements) 
Start: September 13, 7:00 a.m. End: October 6, 3:00 p.m. 
 
AVE H N ROAD CLOSED FROM 30TH ST W TO 33RD ST W 
(Water main work) 
Start: September 27, 7:00 a.m. End: October 8, 4:30 p.m. 
 
BRIGHTON BLVD CLOSED FROM 8TH ST TO BRIGHTON COMMON            
(Storm sewer work)            
Start: August 30, 9:00 a.m. End: October 4, 7:00 a.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 PARKING LANE & CURB LANE: & CIRCLE DR NB RAMP CLOSED FROM CIRCLE DR E TO CARLETON DR 
(PWM repair) 
Start: September 27, 9:30 a.m. End: October 17, 4:00 p.m. 
 
NEAULT RD NB 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. 

All restrictions will be lifted as indicated, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances. 

To assist City Administration and City Council in making evidence-based decisions for the services and facilities within its control, City Council today approved the use of a colour-coded COVID-19 risk mitigation framework. The framework uses the best available data (indicators) to inform how and when to increase or relax various COVID-19 safety measures within the City’s legislative jurisdiction. 

 

The framework is colour-coded and based on a four-level risk assessment: 

“Right now, we are in a high-risk ‘orange’ situation,” says Pamela Goulden-McLeod, Director, Saskatoon Emergency Management Organization. “We’re implementing this decision-making framework to better guide civic operations and interventions based on the current COVID-19 risk in Saskatoon.”  

 

“This is not to be considered another level or layer of health order – it’s a guide to help the City make decisions about how to best keep its staff safe and services going and to ensure transparency and predictability for staff and residents.”

 

The framework is designed to help City employees and residents who use City programs and services understand the current level of risk in the community and the measures that are in place to minimize the risk. 

 

“When fully implemented, this framework can help to limit the transmission of COVID-19 in our facilities and can help to lower the number of cases in our community and potential future hospitalizations. The goal of this framework is to prevent disruption to critical services and help our whole community move to the green, minimal-risk level.”

 

The framework also indicates that when the City, under the guidance from the Local Medical Health Officers (MHO), determines a measure specific to Saskatoon is required - and that measure is within the jurisdiction of the Province - a letter with a request from Mayor and Council will be sent to the Province. 

 

COVID-19 transmission continues to affect the delivery of City programs and services and requires ongoing health and safety measures to limit virus transmission in the workplace and community. Local MHO have assessed there is a high likelihood that the transmission of COVID-19 is uncontrolled in Saskatoon. 

 

“Since the onset of the pandemic, COVID-19 has resulted in continual adjustments to the City’s Occupational Health and Safety and Business Continuity Plans,” Goulden-McLeod explains. “These adjustments followed the public health directions from the Government of Saskatchewan and Local MHO employed by the Saskatchewan Health Authority.” 

 

Saskatoon is still amid a COVID-19 pandemic, she says and as the City moves through the framework, measures can be added or subtracted.

 

Measures are not automatically activated without a review process to determine their necessity and applicability. Steps prior to the activation of any measures will include:

The measures respect the authority of the role of the City and the Province and acknowledge the areas of responsibility of each. The Province has the jurisdiction for Public Health and the City will always follow this leadership and guidance through Public Health Orders.  

 

Moreover, this framework supports and adds to any Provincial Public Health Orders that may be in place at the time: it operates in the absence of applicable formal Public Health Orders, or in addition to the Public Health Orders.

 

This information will be updated as necessary on saskatoon.ca/covid-19.