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Saskatoon’s historic Victoria Avenue is set to get a makeover before completion of the new Traffic Bridge in 2018.

The changes proposed in a City of Saskatoon report entail eliminating one southbound lane for motorized vehicles and adding cycling tracks next to the sidewalks on either side of the road.

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The plan got unanimous approval at Tuesday’s meeting of city council’s transportation committee. The work to change the road surface is slated to take place this year, at the same time as previously scheduled water main replacement and road repair.

Ward 6 Coun. Cynthia Block said she attended a public meeting where city staff gathered input on the proposed redesign of the road that will reconnect to the south end of the rebuilt bridge.

“This is really going to showcase our active transportation plan in a way we haven’t seen before,” Block said at the meeting.

Mayor Charlie Clark, who used to represent Ward 6 as a councillor, said the plan for a new Victoria Avenue and the Traffic Bridge feels like an eight-year journey.