There are some reminders from SGI as they launch their January Traffic Safety Spotlight which includes a reminder that posted speed limits are there for ideal driving conditions and when the conditions aren’t ideal, increase your following distance.

Heather Hubic is SGI’s Manager of Media Relations and says the Highway Hotline in Saskatchewan is an excellent resource.

“And if that highway is not recommended to travel on, stay home. It’s just not worth it going out on those roads when they are in very bad conditions because it could result in you or someone else getting hurt.”

She also points out the Highway Hotline has live stream cameras at various points throughout the province so you can see in real time what shape the roads are in.  SGI says during the winter months road conditions of loose snow, packed snow and ice or slush contributed to 27 per cent of all collisions in Saskatchewan.

Meanwhile, the City of Saskatoon says in the wake of the most recent spate of snow their operations are now moving to snow removal on priority roads across the city. This is expected to take up to eight weeks, that is if they don’t have to pivot in the face of another dump of snow.

Priority street snow removal is activated when on-street storage capacity is reached, in order to create capacity for future snowfalls. It also helps restore the full driving lane width and improve sightlines.

You can expect most of the snow removal to take place at night.