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Bison Spotted - There is a small herd of bison southeast of Behchoko. Drivers should use extra caution on the highway between Yellowknife and Behchoko to avoid collisions with bison which may be on the road.

The Tuktoyaktuk and Aklavik Ice Roads are closed for the season.

On the Dempster Highway, the Peel River ice crossing at km 74; the Mackenzie River Ice Crossing at Tsiigehtchic at km 143; and the Tsiigehtchic winter access are open to a maximum load capacity of 64,000 kilograms. With persisting cold weather, the ice crossings will likely stay in service until early next week. Small and low clearance vehicles are not recommended to travel on the ice crossings. Slippery, slushy, melt-water and rough conditions will be encountered.

Information on the status of NWT public highways, ferries and ice roads is also available from the Department of Transportation’s toll-free line at 1-800-661-0750. Weather forecasts are available from Environment Canada.

Looking for historical opening and closing information for the winter and ice road system?  Click on the ferry, ice crossing, winter road, and ice road in which you are interested, and then open the file on the right.



To view a road report: Please click on the + sign next to the highway you will be travelling, then click on the blue text to bring up the report and hours of operation for the highway, winter road, ferry crossing, or ice crossing in which you are interested.

 
Road Reports 
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Highway 1, Mackenzie Highway
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Hwy 1 - Alberta border to Enterprise Open 2008 May 02
08:54:00
Hwy 1 - Enterprise to Junction Hwy 3 Open 2008 May 02
08:55:00
Hwy 1 - Junction Hwy 3 to Junction Hwy 7 Open 2008 May 02
08:55:00
Trout Lake Winter Road Km 322 Closed for the Season 2008 Apr 30
08:30:00
Jean Marie Access Road Open 2008 May 02
08:23:00
Hwy 1 - Junction Hwy 7 to Fort Simpson Open 2008 May 02
08:23:00
Liard Ice Crossing near Fort Simpson Closed for the Season 2008 Apr 30
08:31:00
Liard River Ferry near Fort Simpson Closed for the Season 2008 Apr 30
08:31:00
N'Dulee/Camsell Bend Ferry Crossing on Hwy to Wrigley Closed for the Season 2008 Apr 30
08:31:00
Hwy 1 - Fort Simpson to N'Dulee/Camsell Bend Ice Crossing Open 2008 May 02
08:24:00
N'Dulee/Camsell Bend Ice Crossing Closed for the Season 2008 Apr 30
08:32:00
Hwy 1 - N'Dulee/Camsell Bend Ice Crossing to Wrigley Open 2008 May 02
08:24:00
Highway 2, Enterprise to Hay River
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Highway 2, Enterprise to Hay River Open 2008 May 02
08:56:00
Highway 3, Yellowknife Highway
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Hwy 3 - Junction Hwy 1 to Fort Providence Open 2008 May 02
08:59:00
Mackenzie River Ice Crossing - km 18 - Fort Providence, NWT Closed for the Season 64,000 kg 2008 Apr 23
08:42:00
Mackenzie River Ferry near Fort Providence Closed for the Season 2008 Apr 23
08:42:00
Hwy 3 - Fort Providence to Behchoko Open 2008 May 02
10:27:00
Hwy 3 - Behchoko to Yellowknife Open 2008 May 02
10:27:00
Highway 4, Ingraham Trail
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Highway 4, Ingraham Trail Open 2008 May 02
10:27:00
Dettah Ice Road Yellowknife to Dettah Closed for the Season 2008 Apr 11
10:13:00
Highway 5, Fort Smith Highway
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Hwy 5 - Junction Hwy 2 to Junction Hwy 6 Open 2008 May 02
08:59:00
Hwy 5 - Junction Highway 6 to Fort Smith Open 2008 May 02
09:00:00
Highway 6, Fort Resolution Highway
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Highway 6, Fort Resolution Highway Open 2008 May 02
09:01:00
Highway 7, Liard Highway
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Hwy 7 - Alberta border to Fort Liard Open 2008 May 02
08:26:00
Hwy 7 - Fort Liard to Junction Hwy 1 Open 2008 May 02
08:26:00
Nahanni Butte Winter Road Closed for the Season 2008 Apr 30
08:33:00
Highway 8, Dempster Highway
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Hwy 8 - Eagles Plains to Fort McPherson Open 2008 May 02
08:40:00
Peel River Ice Crossing - km 74 Fort McPherson Open 64,000 kg 2008 May 02
08:42:00
Peel River Ferry Crossing - km 74 Fort McPherson Closed for the Season 2008 Jan 11
14:03:00
Hwy 8 - Fort McPherson to Tsiigehtchic Open 2008 May 02
08:43:00
Tsiigehtchic Winter Access across Arctic Red River Open 64,000 kg 2008 May 02
08:45:00
Arctic Red River Ferry Crossing (Tsiigehtchic) - km 143 Closed for the Season 2008 Mar 01
18:00:00
Mackenzie River Ice Crossing near Tsiigehchic - km 143 Open 64,000 kg 2008 May 02
08:46:00
Hwy 8 - Tsiigehtchic to Inuvik Open 2008 May 02
08:46:00
Mackenzie Delta Ice Roads (Inuvik area)
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Inuvik to Tuktoyatuk - 187 km Closed for the Season 2008 Apr 28
08:41:00
Junction (km 34) to Aklavik - 86 km Closed for the Season 2008 May 01
11:48:00
Mackenzie Valley Winter Road
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Wrigley (km 690) to Tulita (km 938) - 248 km Closed for the Season 2008 Apr 08
09:41:00
Tulita (km 638) to Norman Wells (km 1023) - 85 km Closed for the Season 2008 Apr 08
09:42:00
Tulita (km 914) to Deline - 105 km Closed for the Season 2008 Apr 08
09:42:00
Norman Wells (km 1023) to Fort Good Hope (km 1172) - 149 km Closed for the Season 2008 Apr 08
09:42:00
Fort Good Hope to Colville Lake - 165 km Closed for the Season 2008 Apr 08
09:43:00
Whati/Gameti Winter Roads (km 237 Yellowknife Highway)
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Yellowknife Highway (km 237) to Whati - 103 km Closed for the Season 2008 Apr 11
10:14:00
Junction (km 68) to Gameti - 126 km Closed for the Season 2008 Apr 11
10:14:00
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