The Department of Infrastructure has announced that a section of Highway 1, near the Alberta/NWT border, is closed.
INF made the announcement via Twitter.
The #NWTHwy1 is close at km 40 near the salt shed because of an accident. Will tweet when the road is open again, please slow down // la #TNORoute1 est fermée au km 40 près de la tente à sel pour cause d’acccident. Nous vous informerons de la situation. Svp ralentissez! #NWT #TNO
— GNWT/GTNO Infrastructure (@GNWT_INF) March 23, 2018
A second tweet was issued asking motorists to drive with caution along Highway 1. The section of road had been experiencing low visibility due to blowing snow.
Drivers should use extreme caution while driving on #NWTHwy1 as there low visibility. Slow down and watch for equipments working on the road. // Les automobilistes doivent être très prudent en conduisant sur la #TNORoute1 car la visibilité est réduite par endroit. #NWT #TNO
— GNWT/GTNO Infrastructure (@GNWT_INF) March 23, 2018