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CBC News Prince Edward Island Winds may hamper Maritime travel until Sunday pm News Sports Entertainment Radio TV My Region Member Centre Login Sign UpCharlottetown Change City1c Mostly CloudyTomorrow11c A few flurries CanadaHome World Canada BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Manitoba Thunder Bay Sudbury Windsor Toronto Ottawa Montreal NB PEI NS NL North Politics Health Arts & Entertainment Music Film Television Books Media Art & Design Theatre Technology & Science Money Consumer Life Diversions Weather Your Voice LICENSE EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Winds may hamper Maritime travel until Sunday pmRestrictions on Confederation Bridge are longestlasting since 1997Last Updated Saturday December 12 2009 525 PM AT CBC News Confederation Bridge officials in Borden Carleton PEI say it could be Sunday afternoon before vehicle restrictions due to high winds are lifted on the span linking the Island to New BrunswickFor safety reasons the crossing over the Northumberland Strait has been closed to trucks and other highsided vehicles since 320 am FridayIts the longest period of time that crossings have been restricted due to wind since the bridge opened in May 1997 according to bridge controller Anne ComptonShe said she believes the nextlongest continuous restriction was in 2004 during the Atlantic blizzard dubbed White Juan when the Islands Emergency Measures Organization declared a state of emergency Compton could not say how long that restriction lasted but noted that it was due to both wind and snowAs of late Saturday afternoon winds were measuring 100 kmh with gusts of up to 133 kmh Compton said So shes a blowinAs many as 75 trucks were lined up in New Brunswick waiting to cross the bridge while about 20 trucks were waiting on the PEI side as of Saturday at about noon Compton saidOur holding area for trucks is filled up there now and theyre starting to line up all along the highway probably a mile or so along on the highway she saidA lot of them are turning back since were telling them its going to be tomorrow morning before we expect an open bridge so a lot of them are finding other places other than on the side of the roadOther restricted vehicles include automobiles towing trailers and motorcycles A speed limit of 40 kmh has also been imposed on regular vehiclesCompton said she was kept busy fielding calls most of the day And of course there are some people with problems sick animals and live lobster and different things like that But we cant do anything about it Hockey teams but they find their ways rent vans instead of busesNorthumberland Ferries has also cancelled all crossings between Wood Islands PEI and Caribou NS until further notice because of the weather conditions LICENSE EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK ...