Clearer roads for Tuesday's commute, clearing skies on the way

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The weather may not feel much like May but at least the Tuesday morning commute is getting back to near-normal after a flurry of flooding-related road closures.

Highway 174, closed because of soil erosion, reopened Tuesday morning between Trim Road in Orléans and Cameron Street in Cumberland.

Highway 50 has also reopened – albeit only heading towards Hull and with a top speed of 50 km/h. STO buses continue to be free rides while federal government employees who work in Gatineau have again been asked to stay home in another bid to clear roads.

E/B lane is now open as well. HWY 174 is now OPEN in both directions from Trim to Cameron. #OttTraffic

— Ottawa_Traffic (@Ottawa_Traffic) May 9, 2017
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L'autoroute 50 est maintenant ouverte sur deux voies en direction de Hull. Limite à 50 km/h. #Gatineau #inondations pic.twitter.com/qEv35Alq08

— Ville de Gatineau (@ville_gatineau) May 9, 2017
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The skies should soon be clearing, too.

Tuesday’s forecast is for a 30-per-cent chance of afternoon or early-evening showers, high of 7 C and low of zero with patchy frost.

But Wednesday is forecast to be a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 14 C.

Then Environment Canada predicts mild and more May-like temperatures and the risk of showers every day through Monday.

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