Construction of the University Bridge for the Bus Rapid Transit plan began in April

From the week of April 6 to June, the University Bridge in Saskatoon will be closed for work on the city’s bus rapid transit plan.

The start date was a bit confusing because the contractor accidentally put up a construction sign stating that work would start on March 31st. The city apologized and confirmed construction would begin in week 6, weather permitting.

The bridge will not be completely closed throughout the summer, allowing for traffic flow after repairs are made to the intersection of College Drive and Clarence Avenue. There will be alternating traffic on the bridge during construction, but officials don’t yet know when we’ll see it.

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“So, they’ll then do one set of lanes… let’s say they do the north side first, then there will be two-way traffic, one lane in each direction on the southbound lane. Then when that northbound lane is done, we’ll flip it back,” said Terry Schmidt, general manager of Saskatoon Transportation and Construction.

Emergency vehicles will have a lane open during construction to access the hospital.

This is just the first phase of the College Drive Rapid Bus construction as they will be doing work between Cumberland Avenue and Hospital Drive throughout the year.

Watch above to learn more about the impact of the University Bridge closure.