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Saskatoon drivers get first morning commute on new bridges
Wednesday marked the first time drivers in Saskatoon had the option of using two new bridges for their morning commutes. Opening ceremonies were held Tuesday for the Chief Mistawasis Bridge and the Tr...
Oct 03, 2018 Arial view of the city of Saskatoon. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon celebrates pair of bridge openings
The City of Saskatoon marked the completion of two new bridges Tuesday. Events began Tuesday morning on the Chief Mistawasis Bridge, which connects Saskatoon's northeast neighbourhoods with the rest o...
Oct 02, 2018 Scenes from the openings of the Chief Mistawasis Bridge and the Traffic Bridge in Saskatoon on Oct. 2, 2018. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Victoria Ave ready for more traffic ahead of bridge opening
As Saskatoon's Traffic Bridge inches towards its official unveiling next month, the surrounding area is showing off its new face lift. Victoria Avenue is ready to welcome cyclists and pedestrians as a...
Sep 20, 2018 A cyclist rides on a bike path on Victoria Avenue. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon's newest bridges to open in October
The city of Saskatoon is planning two parties on Oct. 2 to celebrate a pair of bridges worth almost $500-million. The Chief Mistawasis Bridge, at the McOrmond Drive and Central Avenue extension, will ...
Sep 14, 2018 A ceremony was held on June 21, 2018 to announce Chief Mistawasis Bridge as the new name for the North Commuter Parkway. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Council rejects name change for Traffic Bridge
The Traffic Bridge will keep its name when it re-opens later this year. City councillors debated Tuesday during a meeting of the governance and priorities committee on a proposal to re-name the span t...
Feb 21, 2018
Council to debate changing name of Traffic Bridge
It was the span that brought together the villages that would form the city of Saskatoon more than a century ago. Now, some are calling for the Traffic Bridge to be re-named to reflect a more modern j...
Feb 16, 2018
North Commuter Parkway on pace to open October 2018
Saskatoon's North Commuter Parkway and Traffic Bridge project is on schedule to be completed in October 2018. Dan Willems, the city's director of major projects, gave a progress update Tuesday at the ...
Aug 22, 2017
Mock rescue excercise on Saskatoon Traffic Bridge
A mannequin will be rescued from the Traffic Bridge Wednesday morning to test recovery tools and the steps of a rescue. Graham Commuter Partners, the contractor in charge of building the new br...
Apr 05, 2017
Last span of iconic Traffic Bridge comes down
The last span of the city's century old Traffic Bridge was knocked down Thursday afternoon. Crews have spent the last week building a berm underneath the remaining span on which they will begin disman...
Nov 17, 2016
Saskatoon begins construction on new Traffic Bridge
The new Traffic Bridge is beginning to take shape. The City of Saskatoon said it's beginning construction on the first span of the new bridge after Labour Day. The crossing will have two lanes of traf...
Aug 29, 2016
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