Services are adjusted and suspended as a thick blanket of snow begins to blanket Toronto and the surrounding area.
Local crews in Toronto are ready to begin plowing when the snow reaches 2.5 cm on highways and 5 cm on major roads and transit routes.
The city is under a snowfall warning as a major storm approaches, with Environment Canada predicting up to 20 centimeters of snowfall.
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The Toronto Transit Commission said buses began detouring due to the weather Wednesday afternoon.
As of 1:15 p.m., the TTC said 41 bus stops were out of service due to the weather conditions.
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During severe storms route 3 (Scarborough RT) may also be taken out of service and replaced by buses. On its website, the TTC said it would close the line at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday “until further notice.”
The York Catholic Area School Board has canceled school buses for Thursday morning due to the forecasted heavy snow, although classrooms will remain open.
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Due to heavy snow expected overnight, school transport has been canceled for tomorrow (Thursday 26 January). Buses cancelled, schools remain open pic.twitter.com/KX9zjGF0CO
— York Catholic District School Board (@YCDSB) January 25, 2023
Several lanes are closed around the GTA, according to Ontario’s 511 traffic service.
Just before 2 p.m., the 401 westbound at Carlingview Drive had its right lane closed, with the middle lane closed at Dixon Road and Martin Grove Road at 3:15 p.m.
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A collision on Highway 427 at Finch Avenue closed three left lanes around 3 p.m., and a separate collision closed the northbound ramp of Highway 410 in Brampton at Bovaird Drive.
The storm is also affecting Toronto’s Pearson Airport. A total of 25 percent of departures and 26 percent of landings were canceled as of 4:20 p.m.
The city is experiencing a major winter storm that Global News meteorologist Anthony Farnell said will be “the biggest snowstorm of the winter so far.”
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