Winter weather advisory in Toronto: 56 TTC stops out of service due to snow

The TTC has suspended 56 bus stops due to the messy road conditions brought on by heavy snow in Toronto.

Dozens of TTC bus stops were out of service Tuesday evening as snow created messy road conditions.

In a post on social media Tuesday evening, the TTC said its operators reported that conditions on the road had worsened “to the point we will be taking our 56 storm stops out of service until further notice.”

SEE: FULL LIST OF STOPS OUT OF SERVICE

“We know this will be inconvenient for some customers, but their safety, and the safety of our operators, is paramount,” the TTC said.

GO Transit also reported some bus delays due to “weather-related traffic conditions.” The 41 and 47 GO buses were not stopping at Bronte Road at Highway 407 Park and Ride due to the conditions.

Toronto and the rest of the Golden Horseshoe remained under a winter weather travel advisory, with Environment Canada warning of snowfall amounts between five and 10 centimetres.

“Snow will continue tonight as an Alberta clipper moves through. Snow will taper off Wednesday morning,” the advisory reads.

“Motorists should expect hazardous winter driving conditions and adjust travel plans accordingly. Poor weather conditions may contribute to transportation delays. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas.”

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The snow also caused some delays for arriving flights at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

In a post on social media, the airport shared a video of its crews clearing snow from runways, taxiways and aprons. It said that four centimetres of snow had accumulated between 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.

“Our snow clearing equipment is capable of cleaning and treating all runways in 90 minutes, including clearing a 10,000-foot-long runway in roughly 15 minutes,” Pearson airport said, noting that its traffic management initiative was in place due to the weather.

“Continuous snow clearing of the airfield and apron areas will likely continue throughout the night.”

Ahead of Tuesday evening’s snow, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) also warned drivers that they were expecting “significant deterioration in driving conditions.”

“As a winter weather system approaches the GTA from the West, this system is going to drop snow, making for potentially treacherous driving conditions,” OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said.

“Drive according to those weather conditions, those road conditions, and realize that the roads may look wet, but they may in fact be slippery or icy, and once we get that snow accumulation as well, it can make for some very challenging driving conditions. So stay in control, stay safe and get to your destination.”

On Wednesday, it will be mainly cloudy in Toronto with a 40 per cent chance of flurries and a daytime high of 1 C. Environment Canada said the temperature is expected to fall to -6 C in the afternoon with a wind chill of -13.

The daytime highs for Thursday and Friday will be 2 C and 4 C, respectively, with a mix of sun and cloud.