Posted: Dec. 5, 2022 7:56AMTraffic was at times at a standstill as winter weather walloped the Malahat Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.drivers who were caught unpreparedA mix of “patchy freezing drizzle” and the potential for up to four centimetres of snow will impact drivers on their Tuesday morning commute, the weather agency said inissued for Greater Victoria, the Southern Gulf Islands, the Malahat Highway and eastern and inland Vancouver Island.
“The recent cold weather has primed the south coast for low-elevation snowfall,” Environment Canada said. “A low-pressure system will spin up over Vancouver Island producing periods of light snow and a risk of freezing drizzle beginning early Tuesday morning.” The freezing drizzle should be enough to give some drivers pause before attempting to head over the Malahat.Last week, workers for highway maintenance contractor Emcon Services Inc. said tow-truck operators were tasked with removing a number of vehicles that were abandoned during Tuesday’s snowstorm.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.The “majority” of vehicles removed did not have the proper winter tires, an operations manager told CHEK News.
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