Northern highways reopen following brief closure due to weather
Northern highways reopen following brief closure due to weather
Several highways in northeastern Ontario are reopened after a winter storm created hazardous road conditions Tuesday morning. Both Highway 11 and 17 were reopened before noon.
NORTH OF SAULT STE. MARIE
Highway 17 was closed between Highway 556 in Heyden, north of Sault Ste. Marie, and Highway 101 near Wawa most of Tuesday morning. Reopening around 11 a.m.
Cleared: Weather conditions on #HWY17 Both Directions between PINEWOOD DR, WAWA and SEC HWY 556-HEYDEN (E). All lanes closed. #Closure#ONHwys
Ontario Provincial Police said the weather is deteriorating in the Kirkland Lake area and Highways 66 and 112 were closed for several hours. They reopened around 11:30 a.m.
*********** HIGHWAYS ARE OPEN********************#Hwy11 and all surrounding highways in the #kirklandlake area are open again.
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