Emergency crews had been busy Wednesday on account of a whole bunch of collisions on slick Calgary roads.
From 6 a.m. to six p.m., Calgary police responded to greater than 250 collisions. Of these, 16 resulted in accidents and 26 had been hit-and-run accidents.
Metropolis streets shoveled recent snow in a single day and metropolis crews hit the streets early plowing and sanding precedence 1 roads – excessive quantity roads like Crowchild Path or MacLeod Path.
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“We count on to maneuver into that precedence two main neighborhood transport routes later at this time. These are principally the routes that your buses go down, like Kensington Street and Acadiary Avenue,” mentioned Chris McGeachy, spokesperson for the Metropolis of Calgary Roads Division.
“Proper now we’re making use of pickle combine, so it is extra of a mixture of abrasives, abrasive discs.”
He thanked drivers for his or her endurance whereas snow plows and highway crews labored in visitors.
Motorists ready for an Alberta Motor Affiliation tow are dealing with an 84-hour wait. Battery upgrades, flat tire replacements or gas deliveries have a 61 hour wait, and battery checks or replacements aren’t at present accessible.
With the climate anticipated to be unseasonably chilly all through the week, McGeachy advises motorists to drive to the circumstances.
“Simply ensure you depart sufficient time to get the place you have to go, and (depart) sufficient house between your automobile and the automobile in entrance.”
The AMA advises motorists to at all times carry an emergency package with gadgets equivalent to a blanket, heat clothes, a flashlight, gloves and a folding shovel. Autos should even be plugged in for no less than 4 hours earlier than being pushed when temperatures drop under -15 C.
-with information from Elissa Carpenter, World Information
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