Drivers intending to head up Highway 63 to Fort McMurray , Alta., are being advised by RCMP to sit tight on Friday afternoon as road conditions were poor due to freezing rain.

Around 12:30 p.m., Wood Buffalo RCMP said officers were on scene at Highway 63 northbound, near Mariana Lake, where conditions continue to deteriorate after rain fell and froze on the road.

Both northbound lanes of the main route to Fort Mac are nearly impassable as they remain covered with ice, police said.

That caused multiple vehicles, including semi tractor trailers, to stop in the driving lanes or leave the road altogether.

Vehicles are currently at a standstill until road crews are able to respond to the area, police said Friday afternoon.

Fort McMurray resident Mike Johnston was stuck in the traffic

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