UPDATE: Box of dump truck blocks lanes westbound 417 at Vanier Parkway

By Mike Vlasveld

Posted Nov 10, 2021 03:39:00 PM.

UPDATE: The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says all lanes of Highway 417 have reopened to traffic.

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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning drivers about lane closures on Highway 417 westbound at Vanier Parkway after an incident involving a dump truck.

Officers say the box of a dump truck is being cleared from the roadway, Wednesday, November 10.

Two of the four westbound lanes are closed, and police are not sure how long the closure could last.

The driver of the dump truck was not injured in the incident.

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