The Dettah ice road is expected to close on Friday at 10 a.m., according to a tweet from the Department of Infrastructure on Wednesday afternoon.
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Last year, the crossing was shut down on April 16, which happens to be the ice roadSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s average closing date over the past 20 years, the departmentSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s data indicates.
RELATED REPORTING: Dettah Ice Road closed on April 16
The weather forecast shows daytime highs in Yellowknife in the range of 2 C to 6 C over the next 10 days.
The departmentSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s update comes alongside another for the Aklavik Ice Road, which is now on a 48-hours notice.
RELATED REPORTING: Aklavik Ice Road on 48-hours notice