Freezing Rain Warning In Effect

Sunday, February 04, 2007 05:50 PM

Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for the Prince George region.

The temperature is expected to hold steady at 1-degree through the night, with the freezing rain to turn to rain by tomorrow morning. (Click here for forecast)

The Ministry of Transportation is advising of slippery sections on all routes into and out of the city.

For a view of Peden Hill in Prince George, click here. Drive BC also has a highway camera installed at Bednesti, looking west towards Vanderhoof, click here. And another installed at Summit Lake, click here.

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Posted on Sunday, February 04, 2007 05:50 PM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: Chester on February 4 2007 8:09 PM

Five vehicles in the ditch or overturned between Vanderhoof and Bednesti this afternoon. Interesting to see the sand truck following after the ambulances and highway rescue trucks. This was after 2:00pm this afternoon. Why is it that the trucks don't seem to show up on weekends until after a rash of accidents? YRB is under contract to keep our highways safe, aren't they? Chester

Posted by: Longnecks1 on February 4 2007 8:10 PM

Just came from town at 7:30 and not a sand truck anywhere in sight...Main highway not bad but side roads are skating rinks from one side to the other...good for 15km and be careful at that speed.....As usual..is Sunday so no one works...what a place

Posted by: Harbinger on February 4 2007 9:05 PM

Overtime? Budget? 4 hour call out? It is only supposed to be bad between 8 AM and 4PM. I found that out when I phoned YRB when I got to work at 7:30 AM one day. Everyone was sliding down Peden Hill using the centre curb as a brake. Me too. It was ice. No blue lines or red lines. Maybe some bozo drove the Zamboni down it earlier. I phoned and inquired why no sanding truck. She said they have one on the way. I slammed down the phone. I hope she made a memo fer the ninnies running YRB. Grrrrrr!!!

Posted by: acrider54 on February 5 2007 6:28 AM

History of privitization

Posted by: Harbinger on February 5 2007 10:51 AM

As above, I phoned after I got to work at 7:30, and the YRB office wasn't open til 8 AM. So I had to call again at 8 AM. Again, Grrr!!!!!!

Posted by: Big_B on February 5 2007 10:56 AM

I came in from Alberta yesterday, and the roads were insane from about 85 kms out on HIghway 16. The worst part was at the Bowron clearcut area, where I counted 4 trucks heading West and 3 trucks heading East, parked. I continued on, doing a grand total of 20kms at times and thankful there was no on else on the road. I passed those trucks at about 6:20PM, and rolled into PG about 8:15PM. Amazingly enough, there was actually a sand truck heading out just by Ritchie Bros.

I know people don't like to see publically funded roads departments, but there just doesn't seem to be any accountability for the ways the roads are maintained now. Is it a question of profits over people for the contractors now, or do they honestly care about public safety?

Posted by: Harbinger on February 5 2007 11:42 AM

The logic does not escape me. "If we send out a truck it is gonna cost me money and dip into my profit". The government doesn't have to make a profit. They can send out many trucks. It has a endless well of money fer these things. But then again, there go my taxes. A no win situation, eh? Except for drivers.