Updated 5:00 p.m.
The City of Medicine Hat says of 3:20 all routes except 20 and 21 were running.
Updated 2:00 p.m.
Brooks RCMP responded to a report of a single vehicle collision involving power lines on Highway 1 near Highway 550 earlier today. Fortunately, no one was injured.
The accident did result in the westbound lanes of Highway 1 being fully blocked. The eastbound was open but was moving very slowly.
The westbound lanes on Highway 1 near Highway 550 are now open, however police are still recommending that drivers find alternate routes, as rain is causing additional traffic delays and hazards.
RCMP is warning the public of poor road conditions along Highway 2 between Red Deer and Airdrie. Black ice, freezing rain and changing conditions are affecting visibility and surface traction on the road. Additional reports of poor road conditions are identified in the detachment areas of Redcliff and Strathmore.
RCMP around central and southern Alberta are responding to various motor vehicle collisions on Highway 1 east of Strathmore. RCMP advise that road conditions may deteriorate with the change in weather patterns.
Please be cautious if you are travelling in the area.
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Updated 12:15 Tuesday December 27th
The City of Medicine Hat has some transit routes running.
Routes 30 and 46 will begin running from the downtown bus terminal as of 12:15 p.m.
Routes 53 and 61 will begin from the Medicine Hat Mall at 12:30 p.m.
A modified Route 10 will restore service in the Northeast areas of Medicine Hat.
At this time, there continues to be no service to the SE and SW Hills, Hospital area, or River Flats but crews are working as hard as they can to make the area safe.
City Crews are continuing to work on sanding streets.
Alberta 511 and AMA road reports have the latest on road conditions on the highways.
Hidden Valley Ski resort opened its lift at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.
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Medicine Hat, AB–Hatters are waking up to very hazardous road conditions in the city Tuesday morning.
Medicine Hat Police say recent rain has made the roads very treacherous and travel is not recommended within the city until city crews have had a chance to sand.
The City says it has a full compliment of sanders out right now working on the roads.
Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning. It says the freezing rain will slowly move northeastward out of the province during the day.
Even if air temperatures are above 0, some surfaces can still be cold enough for rain to freeze.
Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.
If you are traveling outside of the city, please check road condition using 511 Alberta https://511.alberta.ca/ prior to leaving.
If you see police at crash scenes, please slow down and obey directions of the officers on scene directing traffic. We have already experienced motorists crashing into parked police cars.
