Sections of Oxford and North streets in Halifax will be closed Saturday while crews continue with snow removal.

The closures began at 8 a.m. and will last for 12 hours.

Oxford Street is closed between Chebucto Road and South Street, while North Street is closed closed between Brunswick Street and Chebucto Road.

Crews are working with heavy equipment to blow and load the snow into trucks and haul it away.

Halifax Transit buses that normally travel on these streets will be operating on detoured routes until the streets reopen tonight.

The on-street parking ban is still in effect across the entire municipality.