{"id":18719,"date":"2019-02-04T22:30:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T03:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=18719"},"modified":"2019-02-04T22:32:04","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T03:32:04","slug":"hwy-17-closed-wawa-to-batchawana-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/04\/hwy-17-closed-wawa-to-batchawana-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Hwy 17 CLOSED (Wawa to MTO Scales at Heyden) &#8211; UPDATE 12:40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-04-at-10.30.55-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18746\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-04-at-10.30.55-PM-300x260.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-04-at-10.30.55-PM-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-04-at-10.30.55-PM-768x665.png 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-04-at-10.30.55-PM-600x519.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-04-at-10.30.55-PM.png 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Feb 4, 2019 @ 22:30<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Highway 17 has been reopened.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Feb 4, 2019 @ 12:40<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) advise that Highway 17 North is closed from Highway 556, Heyden, to Wawa due to deteriorating road and weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>OPP advise motorists to exercise caution as driving conditions are hazardous at this time.<\/p>\n<p>The O.P.P. will distribute details and updates of the road advisory as information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>Please do not call O.P.P. Provincial Communication Centres for road advisory updates or road condition information.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the Ontario Ministry of Transportation website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mto.gov.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ontario.ca\/511<\/a>, twitter @511Ontario\u00a0or call 511 traveller&#8217;s information such as winter road conditions, construction reports, road closures, traffic reports, traffic cameras and interactive mapping.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-04-at-11.58.38-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18720\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-04-at-11.58.38-AM-300x259.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-04-at-11.58.38-AM-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-04-at-11.58.38-AM-768x662.png 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-04-at-11.58.38-AM-600x517.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-04-at-11.58.38-AM.png 1338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><b>Feb 4, 2019 @ 12:20<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The highway closure has been extended south from Batchawana to the MTO Weigh Scales at Heyden.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Feb 4, 2019 @ 11:57<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Highway 17 has been closed from Wawa to Batchawana due to poor weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Looking a the radar images from Montreal River, the highway may be closed for quite a while.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feb 4, 2019 @ 22:30 Highway 17 has been reopened. &nbsp; Feb 4, 2019 @ 12:40 Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) advise that Highway 17 North is closed from Highway 556, Heyden, to Wawa due to deteriorating road and weather conditions. 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