Winter blast causes closures, snow route parking ban to return Saturday morning
Posted Feb 8, 2018 6:49 am.
Last Updated Feb 8, 2018 5:25 pm.
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The City of Calgary says a snow route parking ban will go into effect Saturday, Feb. 10 at 10 a.m., as the the winter storm warning for the city has ended.
The ban is expected to be in effect for 72 hours and will help crews clear Priority 2 routes from curb to curb as efficiently and safely as possible.
Currently, snow clearing operations are ongoing across the city, with focus on Priority 1 roads, with around 25 cms falling between 3 p.m. Wednesday and 3 p.m. Thursday.
These are the roads that see more than 20,000 vehicles per day such as Sarcee Trail, Crowchild Trail, Glenmore Trail and Macleod Trail.
Calgarians are also reminded to shovel the sidewalk in front of their homes within 24 hours of the snowfall ending.
Deerfoot Trail and Stoney Trail are maintained by the Government of Alberta.
For more information on snow removal, visit calgary.ca/snow.
Calgary police reported 95 crashes between 4 p.m. Wednesday and 4 a.m. Thursday, with most of those happening before midnight.
Eighteen of the crashes were hit and runs which involved property damage. Five involved injuries.
Public Transport
After a delay on the Blue Line in the morning, CTrains are on schedule, but there’s multiple delays for many buses, so check with Calgary Transit’s Twitter page for live updates.
YYC Calgary International Airport
There were dozens of cancellations at the Calgary Airport, especially around flights traveling to and from other Western Canada destinations.
Check your flight status before heading to the airport.
Out of Town Roads
There were several major highway closures outside the city including:
Highway 1 getting closed between the Alberta border and Golden, British Columbia because of winter conditions and avalanche control and isn’t expected to open until 9 a.m. Friday morning.
Highway 93 from the Alberta border to Radium Hot Springs.
A temporary closure of all southbound lanes of Highway 2 at Didsbury due to a collision.
The Alberta Motor Association has announced it’s only taking calls from members. A full tow could take up to 7 hours and a battery boost could take up to 4 hours. More information can be found here.
