Blowing snow forces Manitoba highway closures

Parts of two major Manitoba highways have been dealing with closures as a result of the blowing snow in the southern part of the province.

Highway 1 east of Winnipeg from Ste. Anne to Hadashville closed just before 10 p.m.

Highway 1 from Falcon Lake to the Ontario border was closed for about 2.5 hours Thursday night before reopening just after 8:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, Highway 12 is closed from Highway 1 all the way to the U.S. border.

And Highway 52 is closed from Highway 59 to La Broquerie.

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Manitoba infrastructure minister Doyle Piwniuk told Global News earlier this week that improvements are being made to Manitoba’s 511 system, which will soon include a new mobile app providing drivers with more up-to-date details on roads that have been closed by RCMP due to unsafe conditions.

This page will update if there are any further closures throughout the evening.

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