Paving Program

The following streets in Prince Albert are part of our 2020 Paving Program. We provide 48-hours notice before any streets are closed for paving.

Please note: Streets are not listed in any particular order. This list does not include the other streets identified for patchwork paving this season. Streets identified as a utility dig will also have underground pipes replaced.

How do we choose which street is paved?

We rank roadways by their Pavement Quality Index, which ranges between 0 and 100. In simplistic terms, zero is no road, 50 is a minimum passing grade, and 100 is a perfectly constructed new roadway.

We then rank roadways by their importance to traffic volumes.

We also review underground utilities (such as water mains, sewers and storm sewers) and their condition beneath the roadway. If underground pipes are in poor condition, the roadway will not be repaved until pipe replacements can be arranged as well.

How much are we Investing?

The City's annual $4 million Paving Program started in 2013 and is funded through a $189 Base Tax. As of the end of 2020, 455 blocks of roads were paved in Prince Albert since the beginning of the Paving Program Base Tax. 

Utility Replacement Program

We started budgeting annually for for pipe replacements in 2007 when it became apparent that the underground infrastructure had reached the limits of its lifespan.Weak, old pipes are much more susceptible to spontaneous breaks, which are costly to respond to and repair. Consistent funding over the years has meant that important progress has been made in replacing some of the pipes that are in the worst condition. The utility digs noted above are the streets targeted for replacement in the current year. These streets are then re-paved as part of the paving program.  

Past paving and utility programs

Are you interested to see where we have invested into city streets in past years? Explore the programs for the past five years:

• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019