{"id":76768,"date":"2025-09-08T21:11:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T01:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=76768"},"modified":"2025-09-08T22:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:12:13","slug":"hwy-17-blocked-55km-south-of-wawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/08\/hwy-17-blocked-55km-south-of-wawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Hwy 17 &#8211; Open (55km South of Wawa)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"timestamp\"><b>Sep 8, 2025 at 21:11<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>ON511 is advising that the collision site has been cleared (20:57).<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"timestamp\"><b>Sep 8, 2025 at 17:34<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The westbound lane and westbound shoulder remains closed. Be careful for emergency services who are working at the scene.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"timestamp\"><b>Sep 8, 2025 at 12:42<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8437-Web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76770\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8437-Web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8437-Web.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8437-Web-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8439-Web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-76771\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8439-Web-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8439-Web-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8439-Web.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Highway 17 is currently blocked 55kms south of Wawa (ON511 states Gibson Lake, but the blockage is 1km south of Trapper&#8217;s Trail. Ambulance and OPP were on scene with traffic beginning to build on both sides of the blockage. The incident occurred about 10:20 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>From marks on the shoulder and highway, it appears that the truck may have swung wide going into the curve, then corrected, swinging to the opposing lane&#8217;s white line, before returning to the southbound lane and hitting the westbound guardrails, tipping over.<\/p>\n<p>As the transport is loaded it will take some time to empty and move it off the roadway. Wawa-news is not sure if they can drag it out of the way while loaded; all of which takes time, possibly for several hours. This means that the road will be &#8216;blocked&#8217; ON511&#8217;s new phrasing for closure. The only difference that Wawa-news can see is that there is no OPP manned barricade preventing travel on the highway, but you cannot travel past the blockage &#8211; and there are no services there, phone, bathroom, gas, etc&#8230; so consider your travel plans carefully.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sep 8, 2025 at 21:11 ON511 is advising that the collision site has been cleared (20:57). Sep 8, 2025 at 17:34 The westbound lane and westbound shoulder remains closed. 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