The transportation network is a different creature this evening with the closure of major highways because of snow squalls, drifting and whiteouts.
The TCH from Foxtrap Access to Holyrood Access is closed after a series of crashes this morning. Traffic has diverted to Route 60 where visibility is fine, but it’s a slow moving line.
The Witless Bay Line is closed, and the Southern Shore Highway, which had been closed at the intersection of Robert E Howlett at Main Road toward Bay Bulls since lunchtime, is open. People were in the lineup for hours.
Burin Peninsula #RCMPNL warns of poor road conditions while attending collision on Route 210, near Rushoon. https://t.co/eNiccoOFE5 #nltraffic pic.twitter.com/Q2Tye7MdVb
— RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador (@RCMPNL) February 20, 2020
RCMP on the west coast say three vehicles went off the road in separate incidents between Pasadena and Corner Brook. The highway remains open, but police say you will have to slow down considerably. And there has been a crash at Gull Pond going toward Stephenville on Route 460.
Snow squalls will persist in the east and the west through tonight and into tomorrow morning with high winds causing drifting and reduced visibility. The squalls are caused by Arctic air flowing over open water.
#RCMPNL Traffic Services West reports poor road conditions on TCH between Pasadena and Corner Brook. https://t.co/ZnOwwXBPZ2 #nltraffic pic.twitter.com/31Jmx7kHF9
— RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador (@RCMPNL) February 20, 2020
