Roads being widened, back roads cleared on day 4 of winter storm cleanup on Prince Edward Island

The province says roads across Prince Edward are now open for traffic

Kevin Yarr · CBC News · Posted: Feb 08, 2024 7:16 AM AST | Last Updated: 9 hours ago

Travel conditions are improving on P.E.I., but snowplow operators still have a lot of work to do.

Snow started falling on the Island last Friday and continued for four days.

By the end of the day Monday, there was 60 centimetres of snow down in Charlottetown and more than 80 in parts of Kings County.

It was the biggest snowfall since 2015 and the cleanup is taking some time.

All public schools were closed for the first two days of the week and most continued to be shut on Wednesday. Students are back in class for Thursday.

The plow dispatcher in Kings County says roads are open, but many secondary roads are still only one lane.

Plows in Queens are working on widening main roads and cutting down drifts at intersections to improve sightlines.

In Prince County, which was not hit as hard, roads are bare and dry but work is still continuing on back roads.

P.E.I. is still digging out after a massive four-day storm left as much as 80 centimetres of snow in some parts of the province. Crews were out in force Thursday morning clearing snow from sidewalks and roads in Charlottetown. Here's how they did it.

Plows clearing everything from city streets to country farms

Charlottetown woman grateful to snowplow driver who 'saved the day' for ailing mother

The City of Charlottetown says snow-clearing efforts will run into next week, but sidewalks should be cleared by the end of this week.

Traffic has been slow in the city, with many turning lanes at busy intersections still blocked with snow.