FireRadar Highways · official status + environmental context

Highway 88 — Slave Lake to Fort Vermilion

Alberta 511 verification and wildfire context on a remote northern forest corridor.

Official road report
RESTRICTION REPORTED

Alberta 511 · CURRENT

Alberta 511 reports at least one matching road restriction. Review the affected section and direction before travel.

Active incidents
4
Retrieved
Aug 20, 2026, 6:47 a.m. UTC

Active incidents & restrictions

roadwork · None
Construction on HWY-88

Paving operations on HWY-88 Both Directions from Airport Rd to Range Road 85 . Activities: Lane closure, One - lane alt traffic, No passing, Speed reduction, Fresh oil, No centerline marking, Grooved pavement, Pavement drop-off, Flag persons, Be prepared to stop, Uneven pavement

Official update: Aug 16, 2026, 5:44 a.m. UTC
roadwork · None
Construction on HWY-88

Construction Work on HWY-88 Both Directions Near HWY-986. Speed Restriction: 30km/hr Activities: Speed reduction, Expect traffic delays, Uneven pavement, Drive with caution

Official update: Aug 16, 2026, 5:41 a.m. UTC
roadwork · None
Construction on HWY-88

Construction Work on HWY-88 Both Directions Near Township Road 740. Activities: Lane closure, One - lane alt traffic, No passing, Speed reduction, Rough road, Fresh oil, No centerline marking, Grooved pavement, Narrow lane, Narrow shoulder, Pavement drop-off, Be prepared to stop, Uneven pavement Visibility: Dust

Official update: Aug 16, 2026, 5:37 a.m. UTC
roadwork · None
Construction on HWY-88

Bridge demolition work on HWY-88 Near Township Road 1091. Height Restriction: 5.3m Speed Restriction: 30km/hr Activities: One - lane alt traffic, No passing, Rough road, No centerline marking, Narrow shoulder, Flag persons, Be prepared to stop, On site detour, One lane travel, Bridge closed, Uneven pavement

Official update: Aug 16, 2026, 5:19 a.m. UTC
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Live highway tools

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Open a focused view for official road conditions, closures, incidents, cameras, weather, wildfire context, winter driving or travel alerts. These pages use this exact route scope and keep official travelability separate from environmental context.

Latest highway camera images

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Route map & wildfire context

The highway is the orange route focus. Official fires, recent out fires, smoke and AQHI remain independently sourced layers. FireRadar does not convert them into a travel-safety claim.

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Official restriction context

Fire restrictions along Highway 88 — Slave Lake to Fort Vermilion

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Weather

Official alerts & forecast context

Check Environment Canada warnings and Alberta 511. FireRadar does not infer visibility, snowfall or traction when an official field is absent.

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Wildfire impact

Current corridor assessment

Below, FireRadar publishes a conservative current corridor assessment using direct-official wildfire information and available Environment Canada weather context. It is not a fire-spread forecast or travel-safety score.

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Data freshness

Each source stands alone

Integrated road events revalidate every 5 minutes. Camera metadata revalidates every 6 hours; images use short-lived edge caching. An unavailable source stays unavailable—not zero.

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Current corridor intelligence

Weather warnings and wildfire impact

Environment Canada weather and FireRadar's current wildfire corridor assessment are shown separately from the transportation authority's official road state. Neither is a statement that travel is safe.

Environment Canada

Corridor weather

Current
Alerts
0
Temperature
12°C
Wind
3 km/h
Humidity
91%

No Environment Canada weather alert geometry currently matches the corridor bounding area. This is not a guarantee of benign road conditions.

Nearest available weather point: Red Earth Creek · 13 km from the corridor anchor · observation Aug 20, 2026, 6:00 a.m. UTC
Tonight
Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Low 9.
Thursday
A mix of sun and cloud. High 24. Humidex 26. UV index 5 or moderate.
Thursday night
A few clouds. Low 8.
Friday
Sunny. High 27.
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FireRadar assessment · not road status

Current wildfire corridor risk

LOW · 10
Within 5 km
0
Within 25 km
0
Out of control
0
Confidence
HIGH

Nearest direct-official active wildfire is 52 km from the configured corridor spine.

Nearest available Environment Canada weather point (Red Earth Creek) adds current weather context: gusts 63 km/h.

Nearest official active fire: HWF-003-2026 · 52 km · Under control

Current heuristic only. FireRadar does not predict future fire spread in this stage and deliberately caps point-based assessments below Critical. Official road travelability remains separate.

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