SASKATOON — SaskPower will be upgrading transmission lines on Circle Drive between Preston Avenue and 108th Street on Saturday, Feb. 19 starting at 9 a.m. The project will continue on Sunday beginning at 5 a.m.
Access to and from Circle Drive to Attridge Drive will be maintained for the duration of the project.
Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the work zone and motorists will be required to slow down to 60 kilometres per hour.
This project is expected to take eight hours to complete on Saturday and about 14 hours on Sunday, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.
Moving project restrictions on Circle Drive on Saturday at the Train Bridge include:
- Phase 1: Circle Drive northbound curb lanes will be closed early morning
- Phase 2: Circle Drive northbound and southbound median lanes will be closed mid-morning to mid-afternoon
- Phase 3: Circle Drive southbound curb lanes will be closed in the afternoon
On Sunday, project restrictions include:
- Circle Drive southbound will be closed for approximately 30 minutes at 5:00 a.m.
- Circle Drive northbound will be closed for approximately 30 minutes at 6:00 a.m.
- 108th Street exit ramp to Circle Drive will be closed
- Circle Drive northbound and southbound median lanes at the Train Bridge lanes will be closed
- Preston Avenue eastbound offramp to Circle Drive southbound will be closed
- Attridge Drive westbound left turn bay to Circle Drive southbound will be closed
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 on the Preston Crossing Power Line Project, visit saskpower.com/prestoncrossing.
For more information about current road restrictions and construction, visit saskatoon.ca/construction.
