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TransLink: Major delays on Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­transit due to snowy weather

"Please allow extra travel time and bundle up."
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Photo: Vancouver, CANADA - 23 Feb, 2018 : Translink bus in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­still operate in winter while it has snow storm in Downtown Vancouver, Canada / Shutterstock

TransLink is alerting passengers of numerous delays due to road conditions in Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­on Tuesday afternoon.

TransLink staes that, "Due to inclement weather, Bus and SkyTrain service may be impacted across the system today. Please allow extra travel time and bundle up."

The transit authority advises commuters to dress for the snowy and icy weather and wear proper footwear. In addition, passengers should expect some service disruptions throughout the day. On some routes, TransLink may change 60' buses to 40' ones, and there may be extra crowding as a result. 

Due to the snowy weather, the transit authority has reduced Millennium Line service to four car trains. This allowed for increased capacity but reduced frequency.

Currently, there are a whopping 114 bus alerts listed on the . However, not all of these alerts are due to poor road conditions. Some of them are informational, explaining service changes or new stops, while others are due to construction.

With this in mind, a number of the alerts are due to traffic congestion, poor road conditions, and cancellations as a result of inclement weather. While a number of routes have cleared this morning, the transportation authority has tweeted a number of detours due to road conditions.

A snowfall warning remains in effect for Metro Vancouver, The highest amounts are expected over the northern and inland sections of Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­and the Fraser Valley where the snow will persist the longest, until tonight or Wednesday morning.

Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas.