Officials Tell Drivers in Alberta to Stay Off Roads as Winter Storm Hits

Officials tell drivers in Alberta to stay off roads as winter storm hits

Whiteout conditions continue on major roads, creating hazardous driving conditions for most of southern Alberta. Garth Rabel, deputy fire chief for City of Airdrie, shares more on the storm.

Update: QEII closed between Calgary and Airdrie as RCMP urge motorists to stay off roads

Current closures include southern sections of the QEII, preventing northbound access at Calgary and southbound access at Red Deer. CochraneNow/FilePhoto.captiontext { font-size:90%;font-style: italic;margin-right:20px; } The QEII corridor through central Alberta was heavily impacted by severe winter weather, with multiple closures in place earlier in the day as police and municipal officials urged motorists to stay off the roads. Alberta RCMP ha…

QE II Closed Between Calgary and Airdrie - The Chestermere Anchor

SB Deerfoot between Yankee Valley and up to Stoney (as far as I traveled) was closed down due to numerous multiple vehicle accidents, lots of semi trucks jack knifed across all lanes, not a ton of people in the ditches yet (from what I could see) but lots and lots of crunched vehicles, firetrucks were… Read More » The post QE II Closed Between Calgary and Airdrie first appeared on The Chestermere Anchor.