Traffic: crash on slick roads closes Hwy. 7 west of Carleton Place

[guest]

Looks like the holidays are officially over.

It’s Jan. 2 and #otttraffic ranks #2 Twitter trends for Canada with a string of crashes on slick roads including one that closed Highway 7 west of Carleton Place.

Watch for black ice and be aware of driving conditions, Ottawa Police warned.

UPDATE ROAD CLOSURE: #Hwy7 between Ramsay Concession 1 and Ferguson Falls Rd #Innisville – Hwy CLOSED due to collision ^jp

— OPPCommunicationsER (@OPP_COMM_ER) January 2, 2018
​

As of 7:45 a.m. as the commute got underway in earnest, the OPP and the City of Ottawa’s traffic centre were warning of snarls including:

• A collision on westbound Highway 417 at Carling Avenue blocking the left lane as a tow truck removed a vehicle, while another crash at Island Park Drive blocked the right lane eastbound
• Collisions in both the westbound and eastbound lanes of Highway 417 at Nicholas Street has just been cleared

Some good news: OC Transpo was not reporting a single delay or cancelled trip.

查看原文...