were cancelled again Friday and traffic on Confederation Bridge was restricted most of the day as a gale blew through the Northumberland Strait. At 6 a.m., Confederation Bridge recorded wind speeds of 96 km/h with gusts of 125 km/h. Michel Le Chasseur, general manager of Strait Crossing Bridge Ltd., the company that operates Confederation Bridge, said about 75 trucks were waiting on each side of the bridge Friday morning. Windy weekend aheadAlthough the gale warning in the strait is now over, it was still quite windy across P.E.I. While it won't be as windy as today, Saturday afternoon could see gusts from 40 to over 60 km/h."

Source: CBC News October 09, 2020 10:04 UTC