{"id":82669,"date":"2026-04-15T07:07:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=82669"},"modified":"2026-04-15T07:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:07:40","slug":"manitoulin-opp-flooding-across-manitoulin-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/manitoulin-opp-flooding-across-manitoulin-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Manitoulin OPP &#8211; Flooding across Manitoulin Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<p>The Manitoulin OPP is advising members of the public and motorists of severe flooding in several areas across Manitoulin Island, including but not limited to:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Flooding and road washouts around Mindemoya, particularly Highway 542 and Highway 551 from Big Lake to Providence Bay<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Flooding in areas surrounding Kagawong<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Flooding and road washouts in areas surrounding Evansville<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Road washouts along Highway 6 between Little Current and Espanola<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Accumulation of water along Highway 540 in many areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">There are also some road closures with more expected as flooding conditions worsen:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Townline Road in the NEMI Township CLOSED due to washouts<\/li>\n<li>Bidwell Road is CLOSED due to washouts<\/li>\n<li>Poplar Road from Union Road in Gore Bay CLOSED due to washouts<\/li>\n<li>Ocean Point Road in Gore Bay CLOSED due to washouts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Several roads are washed out in various locations, creating extremely hazardous driving conditions. Here are some safety reminders for motorists navigating flooded roadways:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<ul>\n<li>Slow down and remain alert for standing water, debris and damaged road surfaces.<\/li>\n<li>Flooded roadways can be difficult to see, especially at high speeds. Speeding can result in a sudden loss of control and serious collisions when water is encountered unexpectedly.<\/li>\n<li>Never attempt to drive through roads that are completely flooded or washed out as the roadway underneath may be unstable or completely gone.<\/li>\n<li>Do not drive on closed or barricaded roadways. Driving on a closed road is dangerous and against the law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Manitoulin OPP is urging motorists to plan accordingly and adjust travel as needed to remain safe.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Manitoulin OPP is advising members of the public and motorists of severe flooding in several areas across Manitoulin Island, including but not limited to: Flooding and road washouts around Mindemoya, particularly Highway 542 and Highway 551 from Big Lake to Providence Bay Flooding in areas surrounding Kagawong Flooding and road washouts in areas surrounding &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3336],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-area-road-closures"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 06:37:05","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82669"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82670,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82669\/revisions\/82670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}