Saskatoon road construction season wraps safely: city – Saskatoon
The City of Saskatoon says the 2020 road construction season wrapped up safely this year. According to Terry Schmidt, general manager of transportation and construction, there were no “life-threatening incidents” in the city’s work zones. Read more: Driver ticketed after near miss in Saskatoon work zone “There has been less traffic on our roadways…
Driver ticketed after near miss in Saskatoon work zone – Saskatoon
Saskatoon police have ticketed a driver after a semi narrowly missed a worker in a construction zone and damaged equipment. The worker was in the work zone at Circle Drive and Avenue C North on July 15 when a semi knocked over two metal construction signs, drove over orange pylons and dragged the city’s new…
Diefenbaker Drive traffic closed for new raised pedestrian crossing contruction – Saskatoon
Saskatoon motorists should prepare for an upcoming road restrictions on Diefenbaker Drive for the construction of a raised pedestrian crossing. Starting Tuesday, Sept. 25, crews will close Diefenbaker between McArthur Lane and Kensington Boulevard to remove current infrastructure and install a permanent, concrete platformed area. READ MORE: Bikers, walkers to benefit from Victoria Avenue revamp to…
The show must go on for Saskatoon Fringe Theatre & Street Festival – Saskatoon
SASKATOON – The group behind Saskatoon’s fringe festival is planning to hold the event on Broadway Avenue, despite construction scheduled for the roadway. The City of Saskatoon announced plans earlier this week to fix water mains and resurface the road between the Broadway Bridge and 8th Street. Robert Wyma, executive director of 25th Street Theatre, said it’s too…