The Saskatchewan Highway Hotline recommended against travelling on several highways Friday morning, with conditions changing rapidly throughout the day.
As of 6:20 a.m. CST Friday, the hotline was reporting several ice-covered highways as a result of overnight freezing rain. Most of those roads had been designated safe for use as of 1:50 p.m. CST.
In west-central Saskatchewan, highways in and out of Rosetown were not recommended for travel in the morning, including Highway 7 from Rosetown to Delisle, Highway 4 down to Elrose, and Highway 15 to Milden. All of those highways were safe for travel as of 1:50 p.m. CST. Highway 31 to Plenty remained under the travel not recommended advisory at that time.
Highways in southern Saskatchewan also showed travel not recommended, including Highway 39 from Highway 1 to Yellow Grass and Highway 6 south of Regina. Both the highways were previously covered in ice, but were designated as safe for travel as of 1:50 p.m. CST.
Drivers are asked to be cautious if they encounter icy conditions.