The City of Moose Jaw is expanding its Narrow Streets Parking Project this summer to include several new blocks as part of its continued efforts better protect city and emergency workers.
The municipality launched the project in 2015, which saw parking on one side of the street implemented between Henleaze Avenue and Ninth Avenue Northwest from Caribou Street to Laurier Street. The project aims to enhance safety so emergency services vehicles such as fire trucks and ambulances can have sufficient access to properties on narrow roadways.
The city defines a narrow roadway as being under nine metres in width.
“The National Fire Code of Canada states that fire trucks must be able to access one face of residential buildings. The project will allow all emergency services (fire, police and ambulance) to properly access residential properties and our public works vehicles also need the room to properly clean and maintain those roadways,” said Fire Chief Rod Montgomery.
In 2022 city council approved expanding the project to include all municipal roadways under nine metres in width. Parking on one side of the street will go into effect in July for eight locations and in September for nine other locations. Meanwhile, narrow roads on South Hill will see similar parking in 2024.
The eight roads where one-sided parking will go into effect this July include the 1000 block of Willow Avenue, the 1000, 1200 and 1300 blocks of Third Avenue Northeast, the 900, 1000 and 1100 blocks of Chestnut Avenue and the 900 block of Second Avenue Northeast.
The nine roads where one-sided parking will occur starting in September include the 800 and 900 blocks of Third Avenue Northwest, the 1000 and 1100 blocks of Second Avenue Northwest, the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Redland Avenue, the first section of the 1200 block of First Avenue Northwest, the first section of the 1200 block of Second Avenue Northwest and the 400 block of Ross Street.
The city will install new signage on the above roadways, restrict parking to the west sides — east-side parking will be prohibited — and deliver letters to affected property owners in advance of the new restrictions.
For further info, visit www.moosejaw.ca/narrowstreets.
