The return of winter weather has led to road closures.
As of 6:15 p.m. today (March 16), these are the road closures in the area:
- Highway 11 is closed in both directions between Clear Lake Road in Kapuskasing and Western Avenue (Highway 579) in Cochrane. It started around 4:45 p.m.
- Highway 655 is closed between Timmins and Highway 11 in Driftwood. It started just before 6 p.m.
- Highway 144 is closed between Timmins and the Watershed (Highway 560). It started just before 6 p.m.
- Highway 101 is closed between Timmins and Wawa. That closure started around 2 p.m. between Foleyet and Wawa and was extended to Timmins just before 6 p.m.
After a couple of days of spring-like weather, winter has returned to the area.
The Environment Canada weather alerts currently in effect are:
- Flash freeze warning - Timmins, Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Gogama and Foleyet. The rain and snowmelt is expected to freeze suddenly this afternoon into this evening. A cold front has the rain turning to snow, which will make ice surfaces difficult to detect. Travel may be hazardous due to the sudden change in weather.
- Snowfall warning - Timmins, Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Chapleau, Gogama, Foleyet, Kapuskasing, Hearst, and Smooth Rock Falls. About 15 centimetres of snow is expected into this evening.
Up-to-date road conditions are available at 511on.ca.