Icy roads cause long delays on Winnipeg roads

Winnipeg drivers were caught up in a slow-moving commute on Thursday, sitting in gridlock for close to two hours.

Traffic wascrawling along in many parts of the city, but at a near standstill along many roads from the St. Vital area to the downtown.

According to CBC videographer Sara Calnek, the lineups at the intersection of St. Anne's Road and St. Mary's Roadwere as far as the eye could see.

One man told her it took 90 minutes to go from Dunkirk Drive and FermorAvenue to the intersection ofSt. Mary's and St. Anne's. Another driver had been on St. Anne's road for more than an hour.

Both of them still had a way to go before reaching the NorwoodBridge, where things appeared to open up.

"From there it's smooth sailing," said Calnek, noting there are no major accidents or any other visible reason for the traffic clog, other than road conditions.

"I think it's a traction issue. People just can't get going."