The Saskatoon Freeway design team will be starting a two-week period of drilling on the slopes of the South Saskatchewan River on November 15. This work will give the team important geotechnical and sub-surface data as they prepare functional designs and cost estimates for the bridge crossing the South Saskatchewan River that will be part […]
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Share your thoughts on the Saskatoon Freeway river bridge
We want to hear from you about the Saskatoon Freeway bridge that will cross the South Saskatchewan River. Two bridge concepts have been short-listed as part of Phase 2 of the Saskatoon Freeway Functional Planning Study. The new bridge will cross the river at the location shown below: To learn more about each bridge option […]
Continue ReadingNortheast Alignment Challenges
A new 4 minute video provides an overview of the proposed framework for the northern portion of the Saskatoon freeway, and how that proposed route will impact drivers using Highway 11, Highway 12, and Wanuskewin Road. All Saskatoon area residents will have a chance to learn more about the proposed framework – and share their […]
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The Saskatoon freeway would be one of the largest infrastructure projects in Saskatchewan history. The proposed freeway would see a 55-kilometre loop around the city of Saskatoon. Four lanes of traffic would move at 110 kilometres per hour, with 16 interchanges, five rail crossings and one major bridge crossing. So, is a project of this […]
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