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Hwy 1 at Port Mann Bridge, looking westbound.

Traffic is at a standstill on the Port Mann bridge after reports of nine accidents hit the span during the the early morning commute.

DriveBC says:

Black ice Highway 1 Both directions - Black ice at Port Mann Bridge. Updated Thursday Jan. 3 at 6:21 a.m.

Limited visibility with fog Highway 1 both directions - limited visibility with Fog at Port Mann Bridge. Updated Thursday Jan. 3 at 4:59 a.m.

Collision Highway 1 Eastbound - collision at Port Mann Bridge. Delay longer than 30 minutes expected. Opening time currently not available. Assessment in progress. Updated on Thursday Jan. 3 at 6:59 a.m.

Collision Highway 1 Westbound - Collision at Port Mann Bridge. Delay longer than 30 minutes expected. HOV and Lane#3 closed. Opening time currently not available. Assessment in progress. Updated on Thu Jan 3 at 6:52 am

It is also a hot topic for twitter this morning. Here is one from CTV:

#PortMann at a crawl from 176 St b/c of 9 accidents on the bridge! Stick with Patullo or Golden Ears.