Drivers urged to stay off several N.B. highways after day of snow
Snowfall warnings were still in place Wednesday night for parts of central and southern New Brunswick as snow coated the roads.
Almost 9,000 customers were without power in the Fredericton region as of 8 p.m., according to the NB Power website.
A warning issued by Environment Canada in the morning said rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult and reduce visibility.
As of 8 p.m., travel was still not recommend on the Trans-Canada from Woodstock to Coles Island, and the highway was partially snow-covered from Coles Island to Salisbury.
On Route 95, from the U.S. border to Woodstock, travel was also not recommended, according to the government of New Brunswick's 511 site.
The site also said some roads are snow-covered with reduced visibility, including:
Route 7 from Oromocto to Saint John
Route 10 from Fredericton to Coles Island, and from Kierstead Mountain to Sussex
Route 105 from Fredericton to McGowans Corner
Route 3 from Longs Creek to Brockway. Partially covered from Brockway to St. Stephen
Highway 2 from Woodstock to Quebec border
Route 4 from Thomaston Corner to Maine
Route 8 from Penniac interchange to McGivney, just north of Nashwaak Bridge. Partially covered from McGivney to Blackville
Route 108 from Grand Falls to Red Rock. Partially covered from Red Rock to Renous
Route 11 from Dalhousie to Menneval, and partially covered from Menneval to St. Leonard
Route 180 from St. Quentin to Simpsons Field
The day's forecast called for 10 to 15 centimetres for the St. Stephen region and the Fredericton and Oromocto areas. The snow was expected to turn to rain during the evening.
Fredericton police posted on social media they're responding to several motor vehicle accidents around the city. The post advised drivers to reduce speeds because roads were "very slippery.".
Other parts of the province were also seeing the effects of the snow.
RCMP posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, warning drivers of deteriorating road conditions in some regions of New Brunswick.
