Highway Hotline screenshot Thursday morning. (hotline.gov.sk.ca)

By northeastNOW Staff

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Travel not recommended on area highways

Jan 26, 2023 | 8:39 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. Thursday, Hwy 6 south of Melfort to Silver Park was closed.

Environment Canada is calling for two to four centimetres of snow in the Melfort area today with winds gusting to 60 kilometres per hour this afternoon and a high of zero. With the windchill, it will feel like -14 C.

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 in the Rosetown and Battleford area.

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