Ottawa·TRAFFIC

Spring is approaching — pothole season is here

Visibility will be affected on the highways due to spray from the rain and melt, but at least it won't be too grimy and require lots of windshield washer fluid.

It's mild and wet out there, so watch for spray

City of Ottawa crews patch potholes in February 2018. (Reno Patry/CBC)

Good morning commuters!

Twelve LRT trains running today, same extra bus hours as yesterday

It's mild and wet out there this morning.

Visibility will be affected on the highways due to spray, but at least it won't require lots of windshield washer fluid.

Keep your speed down when you're on the secondary routes and back streets, since there are lots of deep, pedestrian-soaking puddles.

It's also pothole season now, and some of those are quite nasty.

Today is Tuesday, of course, and that's typically one of the busiest commutes of the week. 

Yesterday was a total breeze, though, so who knows?

Have a great day.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Doug Hempstead

CBC Ottawa's traffic specialist

Doug Hempstead is CBC Ottawa's traffic specialist and can be heard on CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning and All In A Day. Originally from the Ottawa Valley, Doug is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience in the region covering all types of news. You can reach him when he's on air at 613-288-6900. Tweet him at @cbcotttraffic or @DougHempstead. His e-mail is doug.hempstead@cbc.ca.