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Jan 29, 19 •
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Chatham-Kent OPP closed down the westbound lanes of Highway 401 at Bloomfield Road Monday evening for about an hour following a crash on the highway. Police have only said the crash involved a tractor-trailer, and that the collision was under...
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Jan 23, 19 •
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The reality of human trafficking in Chatham-Kent hit hard for the 600 plus people who attended the town hall meeting hosted by Chatham-Kent Leamington MPP Rick Nicholls at the John D. Bradley Convention Centre in Chatham Thursday night. Representatives from...
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Aug 28, 18 •
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Chatham-Kent OPP clocked a speeder doing 100 km/h over the speed limit on Highway 401 early this morning. Police say the westbound vehicle zipped through the construction zone near Victoria Road at about 1:15 a.m., doing 180 km/h. The posted limit in the zone...
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Jun 22, 18 •
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Yet another crossover accident this morning on Highway 401 near Tilbury claimed a life and has closed the highway in both directions. Chatham-Kent OPP say the crash occurred in the eastbound lanes between County Rd. 42 and Queen’s Line when a...
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Feb 14, 18 •
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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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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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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...
