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Feb 14, 18 •
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Mary Beth Corcoran •
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While it was good news that the government agreed to put concrete barriers on Highway 401 between Tilbury and London, the timeline of at least two years is not. The Minister of Transportation Kathryn McGarry committed to putting in the barriers once an...
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Dec 5, 17 •
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Bruce Corcoran •
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More than 120 people packed a meeting room Nov. 30 to show their support to erect concrete barriers along Highway 401. Organizers of the Build a Barrier meeting were amazed at the support. “We had no idea how many to expect. It was just packed,”...
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Nov 27, 17 •
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It appears one driver was trying to break the sound barrier on Highway 401 Friday night. Chatham-Kent OPP clocked an eastbound vehicle near Duart Road doing more than 210 km/h. That’s more than twice the legal limit of 100 km/h, and more than 130 mph. A...
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Nov 1, 17 •
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Bruce Corcoran •
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Work on the Highway 40 overpass is on schedule, and provincial Ministry of Transportation officials say the major link between Chatham and Blenheim will reopen this month on schedule. According to ministry spokesperson Liane Fisher Bloxam, the overpass and...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Another commercial vehicle went off the road on Highway 401 last night. Chatham-Kent OPP say a tractor trailer veered off the westbound 401 about 9:15 p.m. Wednesday evening near Merlin Road. It came to a stop in the north side ditch. No one was injured. The...
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Aug 10, 17 •
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Another multi-vehicle crash took place in the construction zone of Highway 401 this afternoon, but there were only minor injuries. Chatham-Kent OPP say the five-car pileup took place about 3:45 p.m. in the eastbound lanes near Communication Road when a...
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Aug 2, 17 •
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A Windsor man faces careless driving charges following a crash and resulting vehicle fire on Highway 401 early this morning. Chatham-Kent OPP report the crash occurred about 1 a.m. near Harwich Road. There were no injuries, and C-K fire personnel were able to...
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Aug 2, 17 •
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Dude, that’s kilometres per hour, not miles per hour. A Chatham-Kent OPP officer clocked a car doing in excess of 160 kilometres per hour on Highway 401 near Victoria Road recently. On July 29 at about 1 a.m., the officer’s radar indicated the car was...
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Jul 14, 17 •
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A truck driver now faces charges following a tractor trailer crash and fire that closed the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 for hours Thursday evening. Chatham-Kent OPP say the crash occurred about 5:45 p.m. near Communication Road. The truck was headed...
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Apr 19, 17 •
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Bruce Corcoran •
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bc Highway 40 is severed until November at the earliest at Hwy. 401, meaning there is one less route between Chatham and Blenheim for traffic flow. But what will that mean to the local economy? Some don’t think there will be much, if any,...
