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UPDATE: Highway 11/17 opened to traffic in all directions between Kakabeka Falls and Ignace

Ontario Provincial Police are advising motorists that Highway 11/17 has now been reopened westbound traffic from Highway 590 at Kakabeka Falls to Ignace.

Ontario Provincial Police are advising motorists that Highway 11/17 has now been reopened westbound traffic from Highway 590 at Kakabeka Falls to Ignace. 

Police issued the initial closure notification in both directions on Wednesday afternoon, a winter storm pounding much of Northwestern Ontario. The eastbound lane has been fully re-opened to traffic heading in that direction. 

Drivers are cautioned to drive carefully in winter conditions. 



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