Dettah ice road officially closed as of April 9th at 10AM
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Dettah Ice Road Officially Closed

Connor Pitre
By Connor Pitre

The Dettah Ice Road has officially closed for another year.

This year was one of the shorter seasons for the road’s operation, with it not being open until January 29th, and closing on April 9th at 10:00am.

The opening of the road was greatly delayed by warmer than average weather, followed by January’s extreme cold snap. This made it much harder for any equipment to be out on the ice to prepare the road. Regional operations staff and crews were constantly working to actively monitor and maintain the road throughout its lifespan.

While the Department of Infrastructure normally sends out notice of the road’s closure at least 72 hours beforehand, March’s warm weather caused the toad to deteriorate much more rapidly then expected. With regular vehicle traffic, overflows, and runoffs, the road was becoming too soft and rutted, and was deemed Insafe for travel.

Connor Pitre
Connor Pitre
Born and raised in Central Alberta, Connor Pitre attended the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatchewan, before making his way to the NWT in November of 2021. Since then, he has become a regular staple of the True North FM crew in the News department, and occasionally filling in on the afternoon show.

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