Welcome to Manitoba 511
Get started to discover new and exciting features!
Signing up with Manitoba 511
- Creating an account is NOT mandatory on this website; however if you do, you’ll be able to personalize your experience and receive traffic notifications.
- Select ‘Sign Up’ from the menu options in the top right corner
- You can now sign up with either your email or phone number.
- Enter your information and click Sign up button. Verify your account by clicking on the confirmation link that will be sent to your email or SMS.
Creating & Saving a Customized Route
- Enter your start and end locations by typing the addresses into the address fields. Alternatively, you may also right click on the map. Once you have entered the route locations, click ‘Drive’.
- Review the routes generated and select the one that suits you best.
- When done, enter a name for your route and click ‘Save’.
Creating a Notification for your Route
- Once your route is saved, you will be asked if you want to be notified of events on this route. Click ‘Create Route Notification’
- You will be redirected to the notification creation page. Enter the required information for your route, select a delivery option (email or SMS), and click ‘Save’.
- You will now be notified of any future events that affect your route.
Welcome to Manitoba 511
Get started to discover new and exciting features!
Signing up with Manitoba 511
- Creating an account is NOT mandatory on this website; however if you do, you’ll be able to personalize your experience and receive traffic notifications.
- Select ‘Sign Up’ from the menu options in the top right corner
- Enter your name, email, and create a password. Click ‘Sign Up' when done.
- You will get an email to verify your account, click the link that was sent to your email.
- Including a phone number will allow you to receive text notifications, you will receive an SMS (text) with your confirmation code. Note this is in addition to the email verification.
Creating & Saving a Customized Route
- Enter your start and end locations by typing the addresses into the address fields. Alternatively, you may also right click on the map, select a location from the available options, and select whether the location will be the start or end of your trip. Once you have entered the route locations, click ‘Drive’.
- Review the routes generated and select the one that suits you best.
- When done, enter a name for your route and click ‘Save’.
Creating a Notification for your Route
- In the Manage My Routes table, find the route that you previously saved that you would like to create a notification for and click ‘ Create Route Notification’.
- You will be redirected to the manage route notification page. Enter the required information for your route, select a delivery option (email or SMS), and click ‘ Save’.
- You will now be notified of any future events that affect your route.
Winter Road Terminology
Primary Conditions
Here's what Primary Conditions may look like:
No Report
Unable to report
Bare
All wheels of a passenger vehicle are on a bare surface, and some patches of snow and ice may be present.
Partly Covered
Two wheels of a passenger vehicle are on a snow or ice-covered surface.
Covered
All wheels of a passenger vehicle are on snow or ice.
Closed
Highway is impassable (or has been closed for operational reasons or weather). Travel on closed roads could be subject to a fine.
Here's what Visibility Conditions may look like
Good Visibility
You can see more than 500 metres.
Fair Visibility
You can see between 250 to 500 metres.
Poor Visibility
You can see less than 250 metres and could include zero visibility. Under this condition, highway maintenance equipment may not work on the road until visibility improves. Equipment already on the road may be removed if visibility continues to deteriorate.
Secondary Conditions
| Frost | Buildup of frost that reduces braking power of vehicles. |
| Slush | A buildup of slush on the driving surface as a result of moderate or heavy snow fall when pavement temperatures are at or near the freezing point creating driving conditions that may cause an unsuspecting driver to lose control of a vehicle. |
| Heavy Snow | More than 8 cm of loose snow partly covers or covers the driving surface. Traffic encounters problems when meeting or passing. |
| Snow Drifts | Snow drifts exist on the driving surface at intermittent intervals. |
| Swirling Snow | A condition created by traffic in loose snow that reduces visibility. |
| Blowing/Drifting Snow | Ground drifting caused by winds which may affect surface conditions on the highway, such as sticking snow or may reduce visibility. |
| Fog | Reported only when visibility is reduced. |
Track My Plow
Track My Plow provides snowplow locations for the past two hours (120 minutes) that are currently plowing snow, salting or sanding the provincial highways in Manitoba.
To see the time when a vehicle was at a location, hover your mouse over the vehicle breadcrumb trail.
Snowplows will not be displayed if they are inactive for more than two hours.