High winds and blowing snow are making driving on southern Manitoba roads and highways treacherous.
Poor conditions are being blamed for a multi-vehicle collison on Highway 9 at Highway 44. RCMP report there are no major injuries.
RCMP issued a report of poor driving conditions due to snow-covered roads, drifting snow and poor visibility.
Highway 1 from Headingley to Portage la Prairie, and westbound Highway 1 from Portage la Prairie to Hwy 34, closed due to zero visibility Sunday morning. Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation warned Highway 45 from Russell to Highway 10 is also dangerous to drive on.
Highway 75 from the U.S. border to Winnipeg also closed Sunday afternoon.
The poor highway conditions are also impacting efforts to provide emergency heat to communities in southern Manitoba whose gas was cut off after a pipeline exploded. A Niverville town councillor told CTV News that mobile compressed natural gas units got stuck on the way to the Manitoba due to the bad weather.
The poor highway conditions can cause delays in emergency response times. RCMP recommend drivers use extra caution when driving in the affected areas.
