Allow more time to park at Royal University Hospital

SASKATOON – Expect delays from here on in if you plan on parking at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. Starting Saturday, roads and entrances leading into the parkade will be reduced to a single lane.

The disruption will pose an inconvenience for those arriving on site but it is being called a necessary evil as crews take over the existing roadway to accommodate space for the new Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan.

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According to officials, the adjustments will allow crews to complete piling and foundation work.

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The Saskatoon Cancer Centre parkade gate will remain in its current location but other roadway modifications will be in place until fall 2017.

Meaghan Craig contributed to this story