​Heavy snow drifts cause closure of Highway 21 in Kincardine area, again

For the second weekend in a row, Highway 21 in the Kincardine area is closed, due to heavy snow, high wind, and heavy snow drifts across the roadway.

Friday, at 12:05 a.m., the South Bruce OPP reported the highway was closed, from Amberley to Tiverton, due to blowing and drifting snow.

School buses were cancelled in Kincardine, Ripley, Lucknow and Walkerton. Most of the schools remained open, but Kincardine Township-Tiverton Public School and St. Anthony’s School in Kincardine were closed.

The Kincardine municipal administrative centre was also closed.
 

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The high snow bank on the west side of Saugeen Street, Kincardine; photo courtesy of Joan Mowle

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Just after 2 p.m., Friday, Highway 21, from Kincardine to Tiverton, was re-opened, but the section from Kincardine to Amberley remained closed.

As of 9:30 p.m., Highway 21, from Amberley to Kincardine, is still closed.



Blowing and drifting snow along Bruce County Road 7 (Ripley Road), south of Highway 9, looking south, Thursday evening





High snow banks on the west side of Bruce County Road 7 (Ripley Road), south of Highway 9, Thursday evening