Flooding closes Minnesota highway

Posted: 5:20 PM CDT Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2009

State Route 310 in northwest Minnesota has been closed due to flooding. Motorists traveling south on Manitoba PR 310 to the U.S. border are advised to find an alternate route.

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State Route 310 in northwest Minnesota has been closed due to flooding. Motorists traveling south on Manitoba PR 310 to the U.S. border are advised to find an alternate route.

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State Route 310 in northwest Minnesota has been closed due to flooding. Motorists traveling south on Manitoba PR 310 to the U.S. border are advised to find an alternate route.

A Colorado low blasted southern Manitoba on Tuesday and overnight, with snow, high winds and below-normal temperatures.

That has made for dangerous driving conditions on highways and city streets. Strong north winds are causing blowing snow and poor visibility in many areas, especially in the Red River Valley.

Snow has been falling all day from just east of Brandon all the way to the Ontario border, extending up to Gimli and south through North Dakota, according to Environment Canada.

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Manfred Hirschfeld shovels the entrance way of the Royal Bank on Portage Avenue downtown this morning after an overnight snowfall. — WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Manfred Hirschfeld shovels the entrance way of the Royal Bank on Portage Avenue downtown this morning after an overnight snowfall.

The snow is expected to continue tonight, with winds north 40 km/h gusting to 60 km/h. The overnight low is expected to be around -10 C. On Thursday, periods of light snow are expected to end in the evening with a high of just -5 C.

Caution is advised on the Trans-Canada Highway from Winnipeg west to Griswald, the entire Perimeter Highway and Highway 75 south to the U.S. border.

Motorists are advised to slow down and watch out for snow-packed and icy sections, reduced visibility with blowing snow and ground drifting.

"It is slippery," said spokesman Neil Gobelle early this morning. "We don’t anticipate it getting better."

Travel is not advised on Highway 12 south of Zhoda, Highway 15 from Hazel east, Highway 44 around Whitemouth, Highway 11 from Hadashville to Lac du Bonnet and Highway 21 north of Griswald.

In Winnip[eg, crews are out in full force plowing snow from the main routes today.

Front-end loaders are being used to clear snow at intersections and bus stops. Truck plows will also be used on bus routes and collector streets later in the day. Salting and sanding of streets is ongoing to improve traction on the roadways.

The estimated cost of this snow clearing operation is approximately $750,000.

Meanwhile, overland flooding has reduced some sections of rural roads to local traffic only. In Winnipeg, one lane is closed at Highway 59 north at the Perimeter Highway where water is on the road. On Henderson Highway, a lane is also closed underneath the north perimeter bridge because of overland flooding, said Gobelle.

Expect some sunshine Friday and Saturday, and temperatures below 0 C.