Broadway Bridge to close for 6 months starting May 12

Chris Edwards · CBC News

· Posted: May 01, 2025 10:37 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

The Broadway Bridge successful Saskatoon volition beryllium closed for repairs for six months, starting May 12, 2025. 

The metropolis says the 93-year-old span needs large rehabilitation, including caller asphalt, waterproofing and platform repairs. Old and abandoned utilities presently sitting underneath the span volition besides beryllium removed.

The full span volition beryllium closed during that time, including the multi-use pathways moving on some sides. 

"If we bash a afloat closure of the bridge, the contractor tin run overmuch much efficiently and productivity rates are overmuch higher," said Terry Schmidt, the wide manager of proscription and construction, erstwhile asked wherefore the metropolis didn't opt for a partial closure of the bridge. 

"Working with industry, the feedback we got was, 'If we bash a afloat span closure, the enactment tin beryllium completed successful 1 operation season.'"

Schmidt said the enactment volition outgo $15.5 million. 

Broadway Avenue from Saskatchewan Crescent East to 20th Street East volition go inaccessible, on with 19th Street East from 3rd Avenue South to Broadway Avenue, and 4th Avenue South from 19th Street East to 20th Street East.

Anne-Marie Cey, the enforcement manager of the Broadway Business Improvement District, said she's been moving with section businesses to effort to alleviate their concerns up of the closure. 

"There's a fig of events and activities planned for this summer," she said. "Including the regular Spring Fling, we're looking astatine hosting immoderate Thursday nighttime artifact parties successful July. We're besides offering a escaped motorcycle valet work successful the summertime connected Saturday."

During the renovations the metropolis volition besides reconfigure the intersection astatine 4th Avenue South and 19th Street East. It volition beryllium turned into a "T" intersection, removing the land and centre medians, on with the close northbound flow-though lane.

"It's improving the operations for the transit corridor, it's improving information for traffic, arsenic good arsenic beryllium much accommodating for progressive transportation," said Schmidt, noting however inaccessible the existent intersection is for pedestrian traffic. 

The metropolis said the task volition not disrupt pedestrian entree to Meewasin Trail, which volition beryllium maintained with scaffolding tunnels beneath the bridge. Friendship Park volition besides stay open.