Broadway work means limited free parking

Residents will be getting a small reprieve on their parking while a portion of Broadway Street undergoes its makeover this summer.

“Repaving of Broadway Street is estimated to begin on Jun. 11, weather permitting. The work scheduled for 2018 has been broken into three phases in an effort to limit disruption to local businesses and property owner as much as possible,” detailed Moshiur Rahman, City Engineer, at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council on Jun. 4.

“The detour plan for Phase 1 utilizes Myrtle Avenue. The portion of Myrtle Avenue from Broadway Street to Smith Street is fairly narrow especially with on-street parking on both sides of the street. During construction of Phase 1, the administration would like to post “No Parking” signs along this stretch of Myrtle Avenue on both sides of the street to better accommodate the increased traffic. Completion of ‘Phase 1’ is estimated to take approximately 14 days, weather permitting.”

To help alleviate the situation, free parking was suggested by City administration.

“The City of Yorkton owns and operates a permit parking lot in the immediate area. In order to avoid congestion of the street, and promote safety, the administration would like to provide free parking in that parking lot for the duration of the detour while parking is restricted on street,” explained Rahman.

Council was unanimous in supporting the proposal.