Travel advisories mark some Northwest Highways inland today

The rain which is currently pelting the Prince Rupert region is making for some changing travel conditions along Highway 16 and the feeder routes of the Northwest this morning.

Much of the North Coast Inland and Bulkley Valley regions are currently under a Winter Storm Warnings, with an ongoing pacific front bringing snow, rain or freezing rain to communities to the east of Prince Rupert.

North Coast Inland
Bulkley Valley and the Lakes

And from those weather warnings Drive BC is making note of the potential for changing road conditions through the day.

For the moment, the area of most concern is that north of the Kitwanga turn off.

To the North, Highway 37 is under a Travel advisory from Kitwanga Junction through to Bell II, as well as on towards the Stewart area.

Areas along Highway 37 North are currently the most hazardous in the
region owing to the weather in the inland regions
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Those with plans to travel eastbound out of Prince Rupert can find updated travel conditions from the BC Drive website and twitter feed.

You can also look in at the latest road conditions across the Northwest from our Highway camera archive page.

More notes related to Transportation along Highway 16 can be found on our archive page.

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