City crews worked throughout the night on Wednesday, spreading salt and sand on the Saskatoon’s highest traffic streets after heavy winds and a mix of rain, snow and freezing temperatures descended on the city.  Eighteen sanders and nine plows were deployed to address drifting.

Director of Roadways, Fleet and Support Goran Saric, says city crews will continue spreading sand and salt today with 20 sanders focusing on the highest traffic streets, bridge decks and intersections that are at higher risk for slippery conditions while continuing to address locations that have experienced drifting.  Several traffic signals were affected Wednesday night from the strong winds, crews continue to make repairs on them Thursday.

Saric says conditions on city streets on Thursday morning are in pretty good shape, and are typical winter driving conditions.  Conditions are expected to improve throughout the day with warming temperatures, and salting.  Saric is reminding drivers to keep a safe distance when you see blue and amber flashing lights to let road equipment complete their work.  Saric says residential streets aren’t apart of the typical level of service when Saskatoon experiences a snow event like the one on Wednesday night, but due to previous snow clearing since November residential neighborhoods likely look better than in a typical season.

Snow removal planned for last night along priority streets wasn’t completed due to high winds and a need to focus on salting and sanding.  It will be rescheduled for early in the week of January 17th.  Director of Emergency Management Operations, Pamela Goulden-McLeod says there has been no impact on garbage or recycling pick-up due to the storm.

When safe to do so, you can report icy locations to the Customer Care Centre at 306-975-2476 or customercare@saskatoon.ca.

Saskatoon Light & Power

Saskatoon Transit

Fixed route and Access Transit service is operating as regularly scheduled. Customers may experience delays due to winter driving conditions. Transit service alerts, real-time bus locations, and arrivals are available on third party apps like Transit or Google Maps Transit on desktop.

Parks & Urban Forestry

A combination of freezing rain, snow, and strong winds may have resulted in tree branch failure. To report storm damaged trees please call Urban Forestry at 306-975-2890 (Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.) or the 24-hour Customer Service Centre at 306-975-2476 (after hours and weekends). For more information, visit saskatoon.ca/treeinspections