(Highway Hotline)

By battlefordsNOW Staff

ROAD CONDITIONS

Travel not recommended on area highways

Jan 26, 2023 | 8:52 AM

Saskatchewan Highway Hotline is reporting poor visibility, swirling snow, slippery sections and other conditions that make travel not recommended at this time.

The mixture of rain, snow and wind is making it challenging for drivers. Posts on social media highway condition groups encourage other drivers to stay home and feature pictures of several vehicles in the ditches. Tow truck companies are reporting wait times of several hours.

As of 8:30 a.m. Travel Not Recommended advisories were in place for Highway 16 and Highway 4 outside North Battleford towards Cochin and Meadow Lake. An advisory was also in place for Highway 40 east of North Battleford.

Environment Canada is calling for showers and the chance of light snow today in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake area today with winds gusting to 80 kilometres per hour this afternoon and a high of 3 degrees.

Elsewhere in the province, travel is not recommended from Saskatoon east to Aberdeen, along Hwy 16 to Dafoe, south to Dundurn and west past Biggar. Slippery conditions mean travel is also not recommended as Hwy 6 south of Melfort to Silver Park is closed.

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