‘Please do not go around that sign’: Road closures blanket midwestern Ontario

Provincial police are urging road safety after snow squalls hammered midwestern Ontario. CTV’s Scott Miller reports.

Road closure signs started to come out across midwestern Ontario on Monday night as wind and snow made for many impassable roads.

“I can tell people that if they do see a road closure sign in place, trust that there’s a good reason for that. Please do not go around that sign. We’ve got it closed because there’s a collision ahead or there’s unsafe conditions, or there’s debris on the roadway,” explained Huron County OPP Const. Craig Soldan.

Not everyone has been heeding Soldan’s words, however.

South Bruce OPP say a coach bus driver was stopped twice over the past two days, driving on a closed highway near Kincardine.

“If you do go around those signs, you can be charged under the Highway Traffic Act. So just prepare, check your weather sources, and make sure that you’re not traveling unnecessarily. If you do need to travel, make sure you plan ahead,” said Soldan.

Around a noon hour there was a brief reprieve as a handful of closed roads reopened, but that’s not expected to last long, as another 25 to 50 centimeters of snow is expected across parts of midwestern Ontario Tuesday night through Thursday morning.

This means a lot more shoveling and snow blowing is in the near future for winter weary residents of Huron, Bruce, Grey, Wellington, and Perth counties.

“I’m living the Canadian dream. This is what I live for,” said Sean Slosser of Wingham sarcastically.

But not everyone is opposed to the snow, however.

“I can make money shoveling,” said a young and eager Eaison Hodgkinson of Wingham.

Blowing snow and snow squall warnings still blanket midwestern Ontario and will likely stay in place until New Year’s Day, as Mother Nature ends 2025 the way it started it: a wintry mess.