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Information on the NWT's highway, ferry, and campground system can be found at the NWT Road and Campground Guide.

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Travel Advisories
For information on changes to the condition of NWT highways, ferries, ice crossings, and winter roads, please visit our Travel Alerts page.

Fines have doubled for drivers charged under the Motor Vehicles Act for speeding through school and construction zones. Fines have tripled for drivers who are operating without a valid Drivers Licence. The penalty for driving without insurance has risen to $1700 + a victim surcharge for a total of $1,955.


To view a road report: Please click on the + sign next to the highway you will be travelling, then click on the blue text to bring up the report and hours of operation for the highway, winter road, ferry crossing, or ice crossing in which you are interested.

NOTE THAT FERRY AND ICE CROSSING INFORMATION ARE NOW EACH IN A SEPARATE DROP DOWN MENU.

For up to date information on the Open and Close dates of the NWT highway and ferry system, please click on one of the links below.

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Open and close dates Ice Bridges
Open and close dates Community Access
Open and close dates Beaufort Delta Ice Roads
Open and close dates
Winter Roads / Mining Road to Contwoyto
 
Road Reports 
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Highway 1, Mackenzie Highway
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Hwy 1 - Alberta border to Enterprise Open with Road Ban Restrictions 2013 Jun 18
16:19:00
Hwy 1 - Enterprise to Junction Hwy 3 Open - Restricted Service 2013 Jun 18
16:21:00
Hwy 1 - Junction Hwy 3 to Junction Hwy 7 Open with Road Ban Restrictions 2013 Jun 18
14:00:00
Jean Marie Access Road Open with Road Ban Restrictions 2013 Jun 18
14:01:00
Hwy 1 - Junction Hwy 7 to Fort Simpson Open with Road Ban Restrictions 2013 Jun 18
14:02:00
Hwy 1 - Fort Simpson to Mackenzie River Open with Road Ban Restrictions 2013 Jun 18
14:03:00
Hwy 1 - Mackenzie River to Wrigley Open - Restricted Service 2013 Jun 18
14:04:00
Highway 1 Mackenzie Highway Overview Open - Restricted Service 2013 Jun 18
14:08:00
Highway 2, Enterprise to Hay River
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Highway 2, Enterprise to Hay River Open with Road Ban Restrictions 2013 Jun 18
15:48:00
Highway 3, Yellowknife Highway
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Hwy 3 - Fort Providence to Behchoko Open 2013 Jun 18
09:18:00
Hwy 3 - Behchoko to Yellowknife Open 2013 Jun 18
09:18:00
Hwy 3 - Junction Hwy 1 to Mackenzie River Open 2013 Jun 18
09:18:00
Highway 3 Yellowknife Highway Overview Open 2013 Jun 18
09:18:00
Highway 4, Ingraham Trail
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Highway 4, Ingraham Trail Open 2013 Jun 18
09:19:00
Highway 5, Fort Smith Highway
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Hwy 5 - Junction Hwy 2 to Junction Hwy 6 Open with Road Ban Restrictions 2013 Jun 18
15:48:00
Hwy 5 - Junction Highway 6 to Fort Smith Open with Road Ban Restrictions 2013 Jun 18
15:50:00
Highway 5 Fort Smith Highway Overview Open with Road Ban Restrictions 2013 Jun 18
15:51:00
Highway 6, Fort Resolution Highway
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Highway 6, Fort Resolution Highway Open with Road Ban Restrictions 2013 Jun 18
15:52:00
Highway 7, Liard Highway
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Hwy 7 - B.C. border to Fort Liard Open - Restricted Service 2013 Jun 18
14:09:00
Hwy 7 - Fort Liard to Junction Hwy 1 Open - Restricted Service 2013 Jun 18
14:10:00
Highway 7 Liard Highway Overview Open - Restricted Service 2013 Jun 18
14:11:00
Highway 8, Dempster Highway
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Hwy 8 - Eagles Plains to Fort McPherson Open 2013 Jun 18
08:18:00
Hwy 8 - Fort McPherson to Tsiigehtchic Open 2013 Jun 18
08:19:00
Hwy 8 - Tsiigehtchic to Inuvik Open 2013 Jun 18
08:20:00
Highway 8 Dempster Highway Overview Open 2013 Jun 18
08:22:00
General - Winter Roads
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Dettah Ice Road Yellowknife to Dettah Closed for the Season 2013 Apr 23
15:22:00
Nahanni Butte Ice Crossing Closed for the Season 2013 Jun 09
13:35:00
Trout Lake Winter Road Closed for the Season 2013 Jun 09
13:35:00
Mackenzie Delta Ice Roads
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk - 187 km. Closed for the Season 2013 May 10
09:32:00
Junction (km 34) to Aklavik - 86 km. Closed for the Season 2013 May 10
09:32:00
Mackenzie Valley Winter Road System
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Wrigley (km 690 Hwy 1) to Tulita (km 938) - 248 km Closed for the Season 2013 Jun 05
08:20:00
Junction (km 914) to Deline - 105 km Closed for the Season 2013 Jun 05
08:20:00
Tulita (km 938) to Norman Wells (km 1023) - 85 km Closed for the Season 2013 Jun 05
08:20:00
Norman Wells (km 1023) to Fort Good Hope (km 1172) - 149 km Closed for the Season 2013 Jun 05
08:20:00
Fort Good Hope to Colville Lake - 165 km Closed for the Season 2013 Jun 05
08:20:00
Tlicho Winter Road System
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Hwy 3 (km 237) to Whati - 103 km Closed for the Season 2013 Apr 21
11:36:00
Junction (km 68) to Gameti - 126 km Closed for the Season 2013 Apr 21
11:38:00
Wekweeti Winter Road Closed for the Season 2013 Apr 12
15:49:00
Ice Crossings
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Liard Ice Crossing near Fort Simpson Closed for the Season 2013 Jun 05
08:20:00
N'Dulee / Camsell Bend Ice Crossing on road to Wrigley Closed for the Season 2013 Jun 05
08:21:00
Mackenzie River Ice Crossing near Fort Providence
Peel River Ice Crossing near Fort McPherson Closed for the Season 2013 May 16
14:36:00
Tsiigehtchic Winter Access Across Arctic Red River Closed for the Season 2013 May 12
16:29:00
Mackenzie River Ice Crossing near Tsiigehtchic Closed for the Season 2013 May 12
16:30:00
Ferries
  Status Load limit(kg) Reported Road History
Lafferty (crossing Liard River near Fort Simpson) Open 2013 Jun 18
08:54:00
Johnny Berens (crossing Mackenzie River at Camsell Bend on road to Wrigley) Open 2013 Jun 18
08:54:00
Merv Hardie (crossing Mackenzie River near Fort Providence) Closed - Deh Cho Bridge Open 2013 May 19
16:10:00
Abraham Francis (crossing Peel River near Fort McPherson) Open 2013 Jun 18
08:22:00
Louis Cardinal (crossing Arctic Red River near Tsiigehtchic) Open 2013 Jun 18
08:23:00
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