8th Street East is an

arterial road An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below freeways/motorways on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector ro ...

serving the city of

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. It begins as a continuation of a minor residential street (8th Street West) at Lorne Avenue in Saskatoon, and runs through the eastern part of city, eventually exiting the city limits as a country road.

Route description

8th Street East begins at the Lorne Avenue/8th Street West, which provides access to northbound and from southbound

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. It passes through the residential neighbourhood of

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as a treelined four lane street with a

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, intersecting Broadway Avenue and forming the southern boundary of the Broadway Business Improvement District. East of Clarence Avenue it becomes one of the city's main suburban commercial districts with many shops and businesses located along the roadway, including a major regional shopping centre near

Circle Drive Circle Drive is a major road constructed as a ring road in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Its route constitutes both part of the Yellowhead Highway and Highway 11, signed as both along the entire length. It was first conceived in 1913 by the ...

, as well as several strip malls. Until the 1980s–early 1990s it also featured a number of motels and hotels, but these were gradually demolished in favour of retail development. The commercial development ends east of McKercher Drive, and it downgrades to a two-lane road east of Boychuk Drive. After crossing a set of

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, 8th Street East becomes semi-rural and becomes a gravel road east of Brighton Boulevard. After leaving the city limits, it becomes Township Road 364 and travels through the eastern part of Corman Park Rural Municipality to Highway 316 in the RM of Blucher near

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History

The intersection of 8th Street and Circle Drive used to have a

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, which opened in 1969, and at the time was on the eastern edge of the city. As time progressed and traffic increased, the traffic circle became contentious as drivers found it confusing to navigate. In 1988, the City of Saskatoon replaced it with a

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with provisions for a future interchange; an overpass and conversion to

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was completed in 1999.

Future

The City of Saskatoon has long term plans to development 8th Street east of the railway as part of the Holmwood Suburban Development Area, serving the developing

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neighbourhood. As part of the plan, 8th Street East will see retail/commercial development between future extensions of

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and Zimmerman Road. The long-term plan also includes a grade-separated railway crossing. East of the Homwood SDA, the province of Saskatchewan has plans to construct a

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around Saskatoon and plans construct an interchange with 8th Street East.

Major intersections

References

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Route description

History

Future

Major intersections

See also

References