Highway conditions improve as storm nears end in New Brunswick

A storm that began Thursday evening continues to cause cancellations Saturday.

Thestorm wasexpected to bring up to 55centimetres of snow to the southern half of the province, and up to 15centimetres to the north, with a mix of rain and freezing rain throughout.

Most snowfall is expected to taper off Saturday morning, according to CBCmeteorologist Ryan Snoddon.

Department of Transportation spokesperson Mark Taylor said crews and their nearly450 plows were cleaning up remains of the storm Friday and Saturday morning.

He said there weren't any highway closures and most traveladvisorieshave been lifted.

"There are still some areas in the province that are snow-covered and visibility may not be the best," said Taylor. "But [it's] a big improvement from yesterday, for sure."

Public libraries in Dieppe, Riverview and Monctonand the Universitde Monctonannounced another day ofclosures.

The VitalitHealth Network cancelled COVID-19 vaccine appointments at the old Moncton High School and theSackvilleinformation centrebetween 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Saturdayfor those five to 11.

Appointmentsfor the rest of the day will continue.

The Horizon Health Network cancelled the COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Perth Andover Baptist Church.

Despite intense weather conditions, N.B. Power hasn't reported a significant difficulties. As of Saturday morning, there were five unplanned outages across the province.

Fredericton Transit announced it would resume operations at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Saint John Transit will be fully operational, but said delays and detours can be expected with the ongoing weather conditions.