City crews spending final day of year clearing snow
LETHBRIDGE – City crews were busy dealing with a snowfall to end 2018.
Snowfall totals from Environment Canada weren’t available, but there was measurable accumulation on the ground Sunday, Dec. 30. The City of Lethbridge said it expected to have priority one roadways plowed and/or sanded Monday morning before moving on to priority two and three streets.
Priority one roads include Scenic Drive, Whoop-Up Drive, Mayor Magrath Drive, Métis Trail, University Drive, Bridge Drive, South Parkside Drive South, 43 Street North, 26 Avenue North, and portions of 5 Avenue North and 28 Street North.
As of 7:15 a.m. Monday, 511 Alberta reported that highways in all directions headed out of Lethbridge were still partly ice-covered. Highway 3 between Coaldale and Taber was reported as ice-covered.