At one point, the Rothesay Avenue overpass was blocked by a jacknifed tractor-trailer that hit a police car.
Emergency personnel and area tow trucks were kept hopping responding to vehicles off the road.
So many vehicles were in the ditch near the Fox Farm Road on the Mackay Highway, police were referring to it as an "auto graveyard".
Crews from the City of Saint John's municipal operations are out clearing snow along with salting and sanding roads and sidewalks.
A Winter overnight parking restriction is in effect meaning vehicles parked on the street between midnight and 7am could be ticketed and towed.
However, there is no snow ban in effect for the South Central Peninsula tonight.
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