Poor conditions hamper central Alberta roads

Posted Nov 23, 2015 4:24 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

If you’re planning a trip north of Calgary, you may want to re-think those plans.

RCMP said Queen Elizabeth II Highway is closed near Blackfalds and a tow ban is in effect for parts of the highway around Ponoka.

Mounties confirm they’ve responded to at least eight separate collisions and the highway conditions from Didsbury to Ponoka are deteriorating rapidly, with snow and ice covering the highway.

Most of central Alberta is currently under a snowfall warning.

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