Volker Stevin advising drivers to avoid highway travel if possible
MEDICINE HAT, AB — Motorists have been advised by the provincial government and a road clearing company to avoid highway travel altogether if possible due to the snow storm.
Wednesday afternoon, before the storm was anticipated to hit, the Alberta government issued a warning for western and southern Alberta, advising drivers to avoid non-essential travel due to the storm.
Crews with Volker Stevin, who manage road cleanup on highways, have been working throughout southern Alberta since Wednesday night as the storm came in, with most trucks being on the road by 4 a.m.
“All the crews are out working,” said Dean Jetten, operations manager with Volker Stevin, over the phone from Lethbridge. “We have all of our trucks out, which from Calgary south is about 155 plow trucks.