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Daily Road Report - November 5, 2021

November 4, 2021 - 3:00pm

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

NEW

No new projects are scheduled to start on this date.

ONGOING

IDYLWYLD DR S NB & SB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM 11TH ST E TO SASKATCHEWAN CRES E
(Guardrail installation)
Start: November 3, 6:00 a.m. End: November 5, 2:00 p.m.

33RD ST E VARIOUS SINGLE LANE CLOSURES AT 7TH AVE N
(Environmental monitoring)
Start: November 4, 9:00 a.m. End: November 5, 2:00 p.m.

AVE H N ROAD CLOSED FROM 32ND ST W TO 33RD ST W
(Connection replacement)
Start: November 4, 9:00 a.m. End: November 5, 5:00 p.m.

CUMBERLAND AVE S ROAD CLOSED FROM 5TH ST E TO 1ST ST E
(Catch basin replacement)
Start: November 4, 8:00 a.m. End: November 5, 5:00 p.m.

NEAULT RD NB & SB SPEED REDUCTION FROM 22ND ST W TO 33RD ST W
(Water Main installation)
Start: October 29, 7:00 a.m. End: November 10, 5:00 p.m.

20TH ST E EB & WB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM 2ND AVE S TO 4TH AVE S
(Roadwork)
Start: November 3, 7:00 a.m. End: November 12, 4:00 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.

Daily Road Report - November 4, 2021

November 3, 2021 - 3:00pm

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

NEW

CUMBERLAND AVE S ROAD CLOSED FROM 5TH ST E TO 1ST ST E
(Catch basin replacement)
Start: November 4, 8:00 a.m. End: November 5, 5:00 p.m.

33RD ST E VARIOUS SINGLE LANE CLOSURES AT 7TH AVE N
(Environmental monitoring)
Start: November 4, 9:00 a.m. End: November 5, 2:00 p.m.

AVE H N ROAD CLOSED FROM 32ND ST W TO 33RD ST W
(connection replacement)
Start: November 4, 9:00 a.m. End: November 5, 5:00 p.m.

CIRCLE DR E EB & WB SPEED REDUCTION FROM PRESTON AVE N TO SPADINA CRES E
(Fence repair)
Start: November 4, 10:30 a.m. End: November 4, 4:00 p.m.

 

ONGOING

TAYLOR ST E EB & WB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM KINGSMERE BLVD TO MCKERCHER DR
(Construction)
Start: November 3, 8:00 a.m. End: November 4, 5:00 p.m.

TAYLOR ST E SB SHOULDER LANE CLOSED AT CIRCLE DR E
(Landscaping)
Start: November 1, 7:00 a.m. End: November 4, 5:00 p.m.

IDYLWYLD DR S NB & SB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM 11TH ST E TO SASKATCHEWAN CRES E
(Guardrail installation)
Start: November 3, 6:00 a.m. End: November 5, 2:00 p.m.

NEAULT RD NB & SB SPEED REDUCTION FROM 22ND ST W TO 33RD ST W
(Water Main installation)
Start: October 29, 7:00 a.m. End: November 10, 5:00 p.m.

20TH ST E EB & WB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM 2ND AVE S TO 4TH AVE S
(Roadwork)
Start: November 3, 7:00 a.m. End: November 12, 4:00 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.

Avenue H closed between 32nd and 33rd streets starting Thursday

November 3, 2021 - 8:00am

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Avenue H will be closed between 32nd and 33rd streets starting Thursday, November 4 at 9:00 a.m. for connection repair work. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around this work. This project is expected to take two 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.     

Rescheduled: Cumberland Avenue closed between 1st and 5th streets starting Thursday

November 3, 2021 - 7:00am

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Cumberland Avenue will be closed between 1st and 5th streets starting Thursday, November 4, at 8:00 a.m. for catch basin replacement work. 3rd Street will be closed between Ewart and Jackson avenues during this project. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around this work. This project is expected to take two 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.     

Daily Road Report - November 3, 2021

November 2, 2021 - 3:00pm

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

NEW

IDYLWYLD DR S NB & SB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM 11TH ST E TO SASKATCHEWAN CRES E
(Guardrail installation)
Start: November 3, 6:00 a.m. End: November 5, 2:00 p.m.

33RD ST W EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM EDMONTON AVE TO AVE P N
(Groundwater monitoring)
Start: November 3, 8:00 a.m. End: November 3, 4:00 p.m.

TAYLOR ST E EB & WB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM KINGSMERE BLVD TO MCKERCHER DR
(Construction)
Start: November 3, 8:00 a.m. End: November 4, 5:00 p.m.

TAYLOR ST E EB LANES CLOSED FROM DUFFERIN AVE TO LANSDOWNE AVE
(Tree pruning)
Start: November 3, 9:00 a.m. End: November 3, 2:00 p.m.

 

ONGOING

TAYLOR ST E ROAD CLOSED AT MEADOWS PKY
(Construction)
Start: October 23, 9:00 a.m. End: November 3, 4:00 p.m.

PRESTON AVE SB CURB LANE, EB RIGHT TURN LANE & WB MEDIAN LEFT TURN LANE CLOSED AT PRESTON CROSSING INTERSECTION
(Sign installation)
Start: November 2, 8:00 a.m. End: November 3, 5:00 p.m.

TAYLOR ST E SB SHOULDER LANE CLOSED AT CIRCLE DR E
(Landscaping)
Start: November 1, 7:00 a.m. End: November 4, 5:00 p.m.

BRIGHTON BLVD ROAD CLOSED FROM 8TH ST TO BRIGHTON COMMON 
(Storm sewer work)  
Start: August 30, 9:00 a.m. End: November 5, 7:00 a.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.

City Council to review options for school and playground zones

November 1, 2021 - 11:08am

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Year-round school zones and the introduction of playground zones with reduced speed limits were endorsed at City Council’s Standing Policy Committee on Transportation today. City Council will debate the merits of the recommended options for these zones and vote at its November 22 meeting. 

The recommendation would align the City’s school zone policy with national guidelines and implement other best practices for pedestrian safety, including: 

  1. New playground zones with reduced speed limit of 30 km/h; 

  1. Year-round lower speed limits in both school and playground zones 7 days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. 

  1. Adjustments to posted signs and length of current school zones; and  

  1. Removal of lower speed school zones from high schools, designating them a “school area” where U-turn are still restricted.  

There is no recommendation to develop a lower speed limit in areas with more seniors. Other measures such as traffic calming or pedestrian crossing devices will continue to be used to ensure pedestrian safety at important crossings near these facilities. 

Project information is available at saskatoon.ca/engage/speed-limit-review. 

Daily Road Report - November 2, 2021

November 1, 2021 - 3:00pm

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

NEW

PRESTON AVE SB CURB LANE, EB RIGHT TURN LANE & WB MEDIAN LEFT TURN LANE CLOSED AT PRESTON CROSSING INTERSECTION
(Sign installation)
Start: November 2, 8:00 a.m. End: November 3, 5:00 p.m.

CIRCLE DR E EB CURB LANE CLOSED AT PRESTON AVE N
(Streetpole replacements)
Start: November 2, 9:00 a.m. End: November 2, 1:00 p.m.

1ST AVE S SB CURB LANE CLOSED AT 20TH ST E
(Electronic work)
Start: November 2, 9:00 a.m. End: November 2, 4:00 p.m.

 

ONGOING

MARQUIS DR EB RAMP CLOSED TO IDYLWYLD DR SB
(Storm main repairs)
Start: November 1, 8:00 a.m. End: November 2, 6:00 p.m.

TAYLOR ST E ROAD CLOSED MEADOWS PKY
(Construction)
Start: October 23, 9:00 a.m. End: November 3, 4:00 p.m.

TAYLOR ST E SB SHOULDER LANE CLOSED AT CIRCLE DR E
(Landscaping)
Start: November 1, 7:00 a.m. End: November 4, 5:00 p.m.

BRIGHTON BLVD ROAD CLOSED FROM 8TH ST TO BRIGHTON COMMON 
(Storm sewer work)  
Start: August 30, 9:00 a.m. End: November 5, 7:00 a.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.

City Council defeats The COVID-19 Gathering Bylaw, 2021 No.9782

October 29, 2021 - 10:53am

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City Council defeated The COVID-19 Gathering Bylaw, 2021 No.9782 on second reading at its meeting Friday, October 29, 2021. The bylaw was brought forward at the request of Council as an additional health and safety measure to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and attempt to diminish the strain that hospitals, medical staff and ICUs currently face.  
 
Council directed Administration to report back on recommended methods to share current COVID-19 data with residents, such as the modelling data presented to City Council at its meeting on October 25, 2021. The legend for the different scenarios as shown in the modelling data is below:
  • Red: 16% reduction in gathering size but no decrease in proportion of people mixing in the community.
  • Olive: 43% reduction in gathering sizes but no decrease in proportion of people mixing in the community.
  • Green: modest reduction in people mixing in community.
  • Blue: greater reduction in people mixing in community (half of pre-pandemic mixing).
  • Magenta: greater reduction in people mixing in community (half of pre-pandemic mixing).
Public Health Order Reminders
 
As a reminder, the current Provincial Public Health Orders in place impacting City facilities are as follows:
  • Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or negative test within 72 hours are mandatory for ages 12 and over within all Leisure Centre areas and indoor arenas as per a Public Health Order and subsequent Council direction.
  • A Public Health Order requires masks to be worn in all indoor public spaces including all City facilities. 
COVID-19 information can be found on the City’s website saskatoon.ca/covid-19, along with direct links to further factual and timely COVID-19 information on the Government of Saskatchewan and Government of Canada websites.

Daily Road Report - November 1, 2021

October 29, 2021 - 3:00pm

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

NEW

TAYLOR ST E SB SHOULDER LANE CLOSED AT CIRCLE DR E
(Landscaping)
Start: November 1, 7:00 a.m. End: November 4, 5:00 p.m.

MARQUIS DR EB RAMP CLOSED TO IDYLWYLD DR SB
(Storm main repairs)
Start: November 1, 8:00 a.m. End: November 2, 6:00 p.m.

 

ONGOING

NEAULT RD NB LANES CLOSED FROM 22ND ST W TO 33RD ST W
(Water main construction)
Temporary traffic lights allowing alternating traffic flow
Start: September 20, 10:00 a.m. End: November 1, 5:00 p.m.

TAYLOR ST E ROAD CLOSED MEADOWS PKY
(Construction)
Start: October 23, 9:00 a.m. End: November 3, 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: November 5, 7:00 a.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.

Weekend Road Report - October 30-31, 2021

October 29, 2021 - 2:30pm

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*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 30, 8:00 a.m. End: October 30, 5:00 p.m.

VICTORIA AVE NB LANES CLOSED FROM 11TH ST E TO SPADINA CRES E
(Cable pull)
Start: October 31, 5:00 a.m. End: October 31, 1:00 p.m.

 

ONGOING

8TH ST E INTERSECTION CLOSED AT NEW MCORMOND DR
(Construction)
Start: April 26, 7:00 a.m. End: October 30, 9:00 a.m.

CUMBERLAND AVE S ROAD CLOSED FROM BUTE ST TO MCLORG ST
(Catch basin work)
Start: October 29, 8:00 a.m. End: October 30, 4:00 p.m.

MCKERCHER DR VARIOUS NB & SB LANES CLOSED FROM 8TH ST E TO EDINBURGH PL
(Crosswalk blasting)
Start: October 28, 7:00 a.m. End: October 31, 5:00 p.m.

NEAULT RD NB LANES CLOSED FROM 22ND ST W TO 33RD ST W
(Water main construction)
Temporary traffic lights allowing alternating traffic flow
Start: September 20, 10:00 a.m. End: November 1, 5:00 p.m.

TAYLOR ST E ROAD CLOSED MEADOWS PKY
(Construction)
Start: October 23, 9:00 a.m. End: November 3, 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: November 5, 7:00 a.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.