Winnipeg Police closed Pembina Highway Southbound Saturday evening, October 31, 2020, after high winds sent debris off the roof of a building under construction.
Police and Cadets blocked Pembina Highway at Bison Drive around 6:00 pm after large sheets of styrofoam were blown into an open field across the street at the University of Manitoba.
Construction workers could be seen carry sheets of styrofoam back to the construction site



Police took to social media advising people to avoid area and the dangerous situation the falling materials could pose.
Pembina Hwy southbound is currently closed at Bison Drive to all traffic due to a dangerous situation. Police are requesting that people seek an alternate route to go south on Pembina at Bison drive.
— Winnipeg Police (@wpgpolice) November 1, 2020
One lane southbound was reopened to traffic just after 9:00 pm but police and cadets remained on the scene.
© News4.ca 2020