Drive Alive! Winter and Ice Roads

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Winter and Ice Roads Information

The Northwest Territories has a unique transportation system composed of paved highways, gravel highways, ferries, and winter / ice roads.

The recent TV series "Ice Road Truckers" has drawn international attention to the NWT's 1400 kilometres of winter roads, ice roads, and ice crossings.

WINTER ROADS ALERTS

All winter roads and ice crossings in the NWT are now closed for the season, including those on the Dempster Highway.

Hwy	Location	Status	Weight Limit
	Trout Lake winter access road	Closed	-
1	Liard River ice crossing near Fort Simpson	Closed
1	N'Dulee Ice Crossing near Fort Simpson	Closed
	Wrigley to Tulita winter road	Closed	-
	Tulita to Norman Wells Winter Road	Closed	-
	Deline ice crossing	Closed	-
	Tulita Ice Crossing	Closed	-
	Norman Wells to Fort Good Hope winter road	Closed	-
	Fort Good Hope to Colville Lake winter road	Closed	-
3	Mackenzie River ice crossing near Fort Providence	Closed	-
7	Nahanni Butte ice crossing	Closed	-
8	Peel River ice crossing near Fort McPherson	Closed	-
8	Mackenzie River ice crossing near Tsiigehtchic	Closed	-
	Tsiigehtchic winter access road	Closed	-
-	Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk ice road	Closed
	Aklavik winter access road	Closed
	Dettah ice road	Closed	-
	Gameti winter road	Closed	-
	Whati winter road	Closed	-

To learn more about our unique transportation system, click on the links below.

A Field Guide to Ice Construction Safety

The Diesel Gypsy's Ice Road History

Popular Mechanics “Building Canada's Epic Ice Road”

Explore NWT – Ice Road Adventures

Wikipedia’s Ice Road

Wikipedia’s Tibbitt to Contwoyto Road

Nuna Logistics' Winter Road Role

Robinson Enterprises Ltd. Winter Ice Road Explained

The Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road

Diavik’s Ice Road

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