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By Chris Brown

Expect major delays

Jackknifed semis on Trans-Canada Highway near Irvine

Nov 10, 2020 | 9:46 AM

UPDATE 12:45 P.M.: The jackknifed semis have been cleared and traffic is slowly returning to normal. RCMP still advising travellers to stay off the road if possible.

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REDCLIFF, AB – Redcliff RCMP are warning of treacherous conditions on both east and westbound sections of the Trans-Canada Highway from Irvine to the Saskatchewan border.

Semi-trucks have jackknifed in both directions causing traffic delays, though the road remains open with RCMP strongly advising against non-essential travel.

“The conditions are fairly icy out there. We have some semis that are jackknifed in the area and right now the highway is just blocked as a result of that,” said Redcliff detachment Staff Sgt. Sean Maxwell. “We have tow vehicles that will be attending out there in order to try to move vehicles, make it so that the highway maintenance vehicles can get in there.”

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Maxwell added to expect the situation to continue for several hours.

The situation on the Trans-Canada Highway between Walsh and Irvine this morning.

Alberta Transportation’s online highway condition reporting service says to expect major delays on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Irvine today.

511Alberta reported at 9:29 a.m. that there is a jackknifed semi on Highway 1 at Range Road 21.

Traffic is already backed up.

Crews are at the scene and there is no timeline given for when it might be cleared.

At 10 a.m., AMA Road Reports lists the stretch of Highway 1 between Medicine Hat and the Alberta-Saskatchewan Boundary as covered.

Highway 41 north and south of the Trans-Canada as well as Highway 41A are partially covered, as is the Trans-Canada through Medicine Hat and west of the city until just past Redcliff.