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Highway 401 Will Have Some Major Detours This Weekend & Here's What You Need To Know

Attention all drivers! Major construction work on Highway 401 means that significant detours will be in effect this weekend.

Crews will be working overnight on Friday and Saturday to remove the Halleck's Road overpass, causing major road closures between Long Beach and Brockville.

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A Redditor Wants Drivers To Stop Flashing Their Lights On The 401 & The Debate Is Heating Up

A driver's call to end the common practice of flashing headlights to signal others to move over on Highway 401 has ignited a fiery debate online.

As a regular commuter on the 401 highway in Ontario, the Reddit user expressed their frustration at being constantly flashed by other drivers, even when they are already driving above the speed limit. They argued this practice won't make them go faster and isn't worth the risk of getting pulled over for a ticket.

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Ontario Expanded Highway 401 & Here's How It Will Save You Time On Your Commute

Those who regularly commute via Highway 401 may find themselves stuck in less gridlock traffic than usual from now on, thanks to a recent expansion of the popular roadway.

In a press release on Monday, the provincial government announced that it had officially completed its multi-lane expansion of the highway, which spans 18 kilometres from Mississauga to Milton.

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An Ontario Driver Is 'Lucky To Be Alive' After A Truck's Wheel Flew Off & Hit His Car

An Ontario driver is "lucky to be alive" after a wheel flew off a transport truck and slammed into his vehicle on Thursday morning.

According to OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, the incident occurred on the westbound lanes of Highway 401 near Highway 427 after one of the truck's wheels became separated and flew off an overpass onto the 401 below.

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A Couple Of Horses Were Running Around The 401 This Morning & OPP Had To Escort Them Off

These two horses really did "stirrup" some trouble this morning on the 401 (so, maybe they're actually named Bonnie and Clydesdale).

On Friday, June 17, at around 5:45 a.m., Ontario Provincial Police officers with the Quinte West detachment shared in a press release that they were called down to Highway 401 westbound near Glen Miller Road after getting reports that a couple of horses were galloping across the highway and drivers had to swerve by them to avoid hitting the animals.

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