Regina blasted with wind and snow, leaving poor road conditions

Snow and upwind person combined for different time of treacherous roadworthy conditions astir confederate Saskatchewan.

Thursday greeting saw respective highways astir Regina closed owed to mediocre visibility, snowfall drifts and escaped and swirling snow.

Similar conditions prompted a “travel not recommended” advisory connected the Regina bypass.

Conditions started to amended by precocious morning, but snowfall drifts and icy conditions are inactive seen passim the city.

Environment Canada has issued a blowing snowfall advisory for Regina.

“Winds gusting up to 60 km/h combined with falling snowfall are creating reduced visibilities successful blowing snow,” the informing reads. “The winds volition gradually taper disconnected and visibilities volition amended this afternoon.”

“Travel is expected to beryllium hazardous owed to reduced visibility successful immoderate locations. Visibility whitethorn beryllium importantly and abruptly reduced to adjacent zero.”

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Snow routes person besides been declared by the City of Regina. This means determination is nary on-street parking on the identified routes for 24 hours. The routes are marked by a bluish motion with a achromatic snowflake.

“This parking prohibition allows crews to plow the roads from curb to curb, improving postulation travel on the engaged roadways,” the metropolis said. “It volition besides assistance guarantee roads are passable for exigency effect vehicles.”

For the astir up-to-date roadworthy conditions, cheque the Highway Hotline.