UPDATE : #Hwy17 OPEN at Pic River Bridge

Photo by Dirk Frauts, Facebook courtesy Wawa-News

Photo by Dirk Frauts, Facebook courtesy Wawa-News

OPP are tweeting that the bridge has now been cleared, and the highway is open.

Earlier 12:03 – Posters on the Northern Ontario Traffic Alerts – Alertes Routiers are saying that the Inspector is on scene.

Earlier 10:30 – The road will remain closed until the MTO conducts an safety inspection of the situation. It is anticipated that an Inspector will arrive by 23:30hrs -15-12-17.

From Twitter 7:36 p.m. – OPP_COMM_NWR    TRAFFIC HAZARD: #Hwy17 and Hwy 627 #Marathon – Disabled snow plow blocking Pic River Bridge. Expect delays #OPP on scene.

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