Highway 204 reopens as Red River flood risk eases

Part of Highway 204 near Selkirk, Man., has reopened to traffic, days after it was flooded by high water levels on the Red River.

Manitoba highways officials say Highway 204 between Highway 509 and the Red River Bridge reopened on Wednesday afternoon.

The road had been closed since Saturday, when an ice jam raised river levels and prompted Selkirk city crews to put up barricades in areas most at risk of flooding.

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The danger of flooding has since eased in the area and south of Highway 204 in the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, which was on high flood alert on Tuesday night.

St. Andrews Mayor George Pike told CBC News at noon Wednesday that water levels on the Red River have dropped as the ice jam moved north.

Pike said if the weather co-operates in the next 24 to 48 hours, there should be no flooding issues in St. Andrews.