Winter Road Terminology

Events

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Closures - Closure that may significantly impact travellers at the specified location.

Incidents Icon

Incidents - Unplanned incidents that may impact travel at the specified location.

Construction Icon

Construction - Government of Saskatchewan construction or maintenance work that may impact travel at the specified location.

Over Dimensional Loads Icon

Over Dimensional Loads - The Over Dimensional Loads involve vehicles carrying heavy and large materials that may slow down traffic activities.

Primary Conditions

Report Not Available

Bare

Partly Covered

Covered

Travel Not Recommended

Closed

Reduced Visibility

Here's what Primary Conditions may look like:

Report Not Available

Unable to report

Bare

All wheels of a passenger vehicle are on a bare surface, and some patches of snow and ice may be present.

Partly Covered

Two wheels of a passenger vehicle are on a snow or ice-covered surface.

Covered

All wheels of a passenger vehicle are on snow or ice.

Travel Not Recommended

This means that visibility is less than 250 metres (Poor); and/or highway could become impassable due to road surface conditions (ice, snow, snow drifts, etc.) or extreme weather events.

Closed

Highway is impassable (or has been closed for operational reasons or weather).

Here's what Visibility Conditions may look like

Visibility good

You can see more than 500 metres.

Visibility Reduced

You can see between 250 to 500 metres.

Visibility Poor

You can see less than 250 metres. Under this condition, Highway maintenance equipment will not begin work on the road until visibility improves. Equipment already on the road may be removed if visibility continues to deteriorate.

Visibility Zero

You can see less than 100 metres. Under this condition, Highway maintenance equipment may be removed.

Secondary Conditions

Pavement Frost	Buildup of frost that reduces braking power of vehicles.
Slush	A buildup of slush on the driving surface as a result of moderate or heavy snow fall when pavement temperatures are at or near the freezing point creating driving conditions that may cause an unsuspecting driver to lose control of a vehicle.
Ice	The driving surface is partly covered or covered with ice.
Loose Snow	Less than 8 cm of loose snow partly covers or covers the driving surface that may cause some driving difficulties.
Heavy Snow	More than 8 cm of loose snow partly covers or covers the driving surface. Traffic encounters problems when meeting or passing.
Snow Packed	The driving surface is partly covered or covered with packed snow.
Snow Drifts	Snow drifts exist on the driving surface at intermittent intervals.
Swirling Snow	A condition created by traffic in loose snow that reduces visibility.
Drifting Snow	Ground drifting caused by winds which may affect surface conditions on the highway, such as sticking snow or may reduce visibility.
Fog	Reported only when visibility is reduced.

Track My Plow

Track My Plow provides snowplow locations for the past two hours (120 minutes) that are currently plowing snow, salting or sanding the provincial highways in Saskatchewan.

To see the time when a vehicle was at a location, hover your mouse over the vehicle breadcrumb trail.

Snowplows will not be displayed if they are inactive for more than two hours.